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ST. NINO (1460 -
1524)
AND THE CONVERTION OF GEORGIA
Darejan Bregvadze, Juansher Juansheriani, David M. Lang, Besiki
Sisauri, Marjorie & Oliver Wardrop
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St. Nino
Feastday: December 15
Virgin and
the Apostle of Georgia, also listed as Christiana.
According to custom, she was born in Cappadocia
and became a slave. Taken to Iberia,
she won the respect of many locals with her patience and goodness and by the
miracles she supposedly performed. Brought to the royal palace, she converted
the king and queen who then requested that the Roman Emperor Constantine the
Great send missionaries and bishops. After helping to found the Church in Georgia, Nino
retired to the life of a hermitess, spending the
rest of her life in prayer. While there is no doubt about her historical
existence or her work, Nino has been the subject of numerous tales and
legends.
From

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Origins of Georgian Christianity
By David
Marshall Lang
St. Nino and the Conversion of Georgia
By Besiki Sisauri
St. Nino and the Conversion of Georgia
By Darejan Bregvadze
St. Nino and the Conversion of Georgia
Exerpts from "Studia Biblica et Ecclesiastica",
Vol. 5 / 1903
St. Nino and the Conversion of Georgia
Excerpts from
“The Georgian Chronicle”
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