Prince Dimitri Ivanes dze Kipiani (Georgian: alternatively spelled as Qipiani) (April 14 1814 October 24 1887) was a Georgian statesman publicist writer and translator. A leader of Georgia's liberal nobility he was known for his work in support of the Georgian culture and society a cause that led to his 1886 exile and murder at the hands of Russian Imperial authorities. In 2007 he was canonized by the Georgian Orthodox Church as a saint. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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