Christianization of Iberia (ancient Georgia)

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Christianization historical event religious conversion state adoption of Christianity

The Christianization of Iberia (ancient Georgia) was the early 4th-century adoption of Christianity as the state religion of the Georgian kingdom of Iberia, traditionally linked to the missionary work of Saint Nino and foundational to the region’s religious and cultural identity.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Christianization of Iberia	2
ancient Georgia	2
Christianization of Iberia (ancient Georgia) canonical	1
Christianization of Kartli (Iberia)	1
Christianization of the Caucasus	1
Early Christianization of Georgia	1
The Conversion of Kartli	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christianization ⓘ historical event ⓘ religious conversion ⓘ state adoption of Christianity ⓘ
associatedWith	Kartli ⓘ surface form: Kartli (central-eastern Georgia) Mtskheta ⓘ
chronologicalContext	Late Antiquity ⓘ
commemoratedAt	Svetitskhoveli Cathedral ⓘ surface form: Svetitskhoveli Cathedral (traditionally associated site)
commemoratedBy	feast days of Saint Nino in Georgian Orthodox Church ⓘ
country	Kingdom of Iberia ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Iberia (ancient Georgia)
culturalSignificance	establishment of Georgia as one of the earliest Christian states ⓘ foundation of Georgian national identity ⓘ shaping of Georgian art and architecture ⓘ
describedIn	The Georgian Chronicles ⓘ surface form: Georgian Chronicles Christianization of Iberia (ancient Georgia) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: The Conversion of Kartli hagiography of Saint Nino ⓘ
followedBy	construction of early Christian churches in Iberia ⓘ development of Georgian Christian literature ⓘ formation of the Georgian Orthodox Church ⓘ
hasCause	missionary work of Saint Nino ⓘ
hasEffect	adoption of Christianity as state religion of Iberia ⓘ decline of pagan religions in Iberia ⓘ foundation of Georgian Christian identity ⓘ integration of Iberia into Christian oikoumene ⓘ spread of Christianity in the Caucasus ⓘ
hasTopic	state–church relations in early Georgia ⓘ
influencedBy	Constantinian period ⓘ surface form: Constantinian shift Roman Empire ⓘ neighboring Christian communities in Armenia ⓘ
languageContext	Old Georgian ⓘ
locatedIn	Caucasus ⓘ South Caucasus ⓘ present-day Georgia ⓘ
mainSubject	Kingdom of Iberia ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Iberia (ancient Georgia)
partOf	Christianization of Iberia (ancient Georgia) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Christianization of the Caucasus spread of Christianity in Late Antiquity ⓘ
politicalContext	Roman–Sasanian rivalry in the Caucasus ⓘ
precededBy	Zoroastrian influence from Sasanian Empire ⓘ paganism in Iberia ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ Eastern Christianity ⓘ
significantPerson	Constantine I ⓘ surface form: Constantine the Great King Mirian III of Iberia NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen Nana of Iberia ⓘ Saint Nino ⓘ
significantYear	c. 326 ⓘ c. 337 ⓘ
startTime	early 4th century ⓘ
traditionallyAttributedTo	Saint Nino ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jvari Monastery → associatedWith → Christianization of Iberia (ancient Georgia) ⓘ

Svetitskhoveli Cathedral → associatedWith → Christianization of Iberia (ancient Georgia) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Early Christianization of Georgia

Iberia (ancient kingdom) → partOf → Christianization of Iberia (ancient Georgia) ⓘ

this entity surface form: ancient Georgia

Saint Nino → associatedWithEvent → Christianization of Iberia (ancient Georgia) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Christianization of Iberia

Pharnavazid dynasty → country → Christianization of Iberia (ancient Georgia) ⓘ

this entity surface form: ancient Georgia

Chosroid dynasty → notableEvent → Christianization of Iberia (ancient Georgia) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Christianization of Iberia

Historical Monuments of Mtskheta → associatedWith → Christianization of Iberia (ancient Georgia) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Christianization of Kartli (Iberia)

Christianization of Iberia (ancient Georgia) → describedIn → Christianization of Iberia (ancient Georgia) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Conversion of Kartli

Christianization of Iberia (ancient Georgia) → partOf → Christianization of Iberia (ancient Georgia) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Christianization of the Caucasus