Nino of Cappadocia

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Nino of Cappadocia is a revered early Christian saint traditionally credited with bringing Christianity to the Kingdom of Iberia (ancient Georgia).

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Nino of Cappadocia canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian saint
Georgia-related saint
early Christian
female missionary
alsoKnownAs Nino Equal-to-the-Apostles NERFINISHED
Nino the Enlightener NERFINISHED
Saint Nina NERFINISHED
Saint Nino NERFINISHED
associatedRegion Kingdom of Iberia NERFINISHED
ancient Georgia NERFINISHED
associatedWith Christianization of Georgia NERFINISHED
King Mirian III of Iberia NERFINISHED
Queen Nana of Iberia NERFINISHED
Sioni Cathedral in Tbilisi NERFINISHED
birthPlace Cappadocia NERFINISHED
category 4th-century Christian saints
Christian missionaries in Europe
Women in early Christianity
commemoratedBy pilgrimage to Bodbe
countryOfMission Georgia NERFINISHED
creditedWith bringing Christianity to the Kingdom of Iberia
converting the royal family of Iberia to Christianity
cultCenter Bodbe NERFINISHED
gender female
honorificTitle Equal-to-the-Apostles NERFINISHED
influenced adoption of Christianity as state religion in Iberia
knownFor being Equal-to-the-Apostles in Georgian tradition
missionary work among the Iberians
languageOfCult Georgian
liturgicalCommemoration Orthodox liturgical calendar NERFINISHED
majorShrine Bodbe Monastery NERFINISHED
Svetitskhoveli Cathedral NERFINISHED
patronage Georgia NERFINISHED
Georgian people
primaryFeastDay January 14
relicsLocatedIn Bodbe Monastery NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
secondaryFeastDay June 1
symbol grapevine cross
timePeriod 4th century
titleInGeorgian წმინდა ნინო NERFINISHED
traditionStates she carried a cross made of grapevines bound with her own hair
veneratedIn Armenian Apostolic Church NERFINISHED
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Georgian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED
Oriental Orthodoxy
surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

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Saint Nino alsoKnownAs Nino of Cappadocia