Saint Nino (sometimes St. Nune or St. Ninny; Georgian: წმინდა ნინო, romanized: ts'minda nino; Armenian: Սուրբ Նունե, romanized: Surb Nune; Greek: Ἁγία Νίνα, romanized: Hagía Nína; c. 296 – c. 338 or 340) was a woman who preached Christianity in the territory of the Kingdom of Iberia, in what is modern ...

Jan 14, 2013 · As a result of the unceasing labors of Equal-to-the-Apostles Nino, Georgia was established as a nation solidly rooted in the Christian Faith. Saint Nino reposed in the village of Bodbe in eastern Georgia and, according to her will, she was buried in …

To celebrate this 500-year milestone, the Order of Saint Augustine Province of Santo Niño de Cebu-Philippines outlined build-up activities that have already started in 2019 and will culminate in 2021.

Born in Cappadocia in the late third century, St. Nina (or Nino, the Georgian form) was the only daughter of a Roman general, Zabulon, and his wife, Susanna. On her father's side, she was related to St. George, and on her mother's, to the Patriarch of Jerusalem.

Jan 14, 2025 · Nino of Georgia (or St Nina) brought Christianity to Georgia in the 300s and is regarded as 'Equal to the Apostles' by the Orthodox Church.

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.

May 9, 2023 · The holy Saint Nino of Cappadocia (also Nina) is known as the Enlightener of Georgia and Equal of the Apostles due to her great missionary labors. Her feast day is celebrated on January 14. The virgin Nino of Cappadocia was a relative of Great- martyr George and the only daughter of a widely respected and honorable couple.

Saint Nina, also known as the Enlightener of Georgia, holds an esteemed position in the Georgian Orthodox Church and the hearts of its believers. Her instrumental role in the conversion of Georgia to Christianity marks her as one of the most pivotal figures in Georgian history.

Jan 14, 2021 · The virgin Nino of Cappadocia was a relative of Great-martyr George and the only daughter of a widely respected and honorable couple. Her father was a Roman army chief by the name of Zabulon, and her mother, Sosana, was the sister of Patriarch Juvenal of Jerusalem. When Nino reached the age of…

St. Nino, Equal to the Apostles and the Enlightener of Georgia (c. 296 – c. 338 or 340) was a woman who preached Christianity in the territory of Caucasian Iberia, of what is now part of Georgia. It resulted in the Christianization of the royal house of Iberia, with the consequent Christianization of Iberia.