起初，在格鲁及亚的大卫－加雷日利旷野中有12座修道院，几个世纪以来，众修士们在这里潜心修行。公元1615年，波斯国王萨赫·阿巴斯一世袭击了格鲁及亚，对该地区进行了蹂躏践踏，并杀死了很多基督徒。在复活节期间的一天早晨，当萨乎·阿巴斯在山中打猎时发现了在山中有烛光。原来这烛光来自这12座修道院，修士们正手持蜡烛围绕教堂行进。当萨赫看见了这些修士时，惊异地问道：“难道在格鲁及亚还有未杀的基督徒吗？”之后，他命令士兵立即前往那里将所有的修士斩首。就在那时，上帝派出天使出现在修道院院长阿尔塞尼面前，向他通报了他们迫在眉睫的死亡。阿尔塞尼将这一消息通告了众修士。他们都领取了奥秘的圣体血，并为死亡作好了准备。突然，攻击者赶到，挡在最前面的修道院院长首先遭到杀戮，而后是其余的修士。这些修士们于公元1615年遭遇杀戮，由此得到了荣耀、不朽的冠冕。这样，这些著名的修道院在引导格鲁及亚人民达千年之后，结束了她的使命。目前仅存有两座修道院：这就是圣大卫修道院和圣前驱者约安修道院。格鲁及亚的皇帝阿尔基尔收敛了这些修士们的遗骨，将他们荣耀地安葬。时至今日，这些圣髑仍散发出芳香的圣油，并治愈无数病人。 
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