Saint Nino

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Saint Nino is a revered early Christian missionary credited with converting the ancient Kingdom of Iberia (eastern Georgia) to Christianity and is honored as one of the most important saints in Georgian religious history.

Aliases (2)

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian saint
Georgian Orthodox saint
female saint
missionary
alsoKnownAs Nino of Cappadocia
Saint Nina
associatedWithEvent Christianization of Iberia
adoption of Christianity as state religion in Iberia
associatedWithRuler King Mirian III of Iberia NERFINISHED
Queen Nana of Iberia
commemoratedBy pilgrimage to Bodbe
commemoratedIn Georgian liturgical calendar
countryOfActivity Georgia
Kingdom of Iberia
culturalSignificance national religious heroine of Georgia
feastDay January 14 (Julian calendar)
January 27 (Gregorian calendar, some traditions)
June 1 (translation of relics, some traditions)
gender female
hasIconographicAttribute holding a grapevine cross tied with hair
simple missionary clothing
hasRelicAt Bodbe Monastery NERFINISHED
honorificTitle Enlightener of Georgia
Equal-to-the-Apostles
influenced spread of Christianity in the Caucasus
knownFor conversion of the Kingdom of Iberia to Christianity
preaching Christianity in Georgia
languageOfPreaching Georgian
legacy numerous churches dedicated to her in Georgia
widespread personal name Nino in Georgia
locatedIn Bodbe Monastery, Kakheti, Georgia
mentionedIn Georgian hagiographic texts
partOf history of Christianity in Georgia
patronage Georgia NERFINISHED
Georgian people
conversion to Christianity
placeOfBurial Bodbe Monastery
placeOfDeath Bodbe NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
symbol grapevine cross
timePeriod early 4th century
traditionallyFrom Cappadocia NERFINISHED
veneratedIn Armenian Apostolic Church NERFINISHED
Eastern Orthodox Church
Georgian Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodox Churches
Roman Catholic Church

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Saint Nino ("Saint Nina")
alsoKnownAs
Svetitskhoveli Cathedral ("Saint Nino of Cappadocia")
associatedWith
Georgian Orthodox Church
importantSaint
Georgian Orthodox Church
venerates

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