St. Nina (fl. III/IV Century) was born in Cappadocia. Tradition says she was a relative of
St. George who travelled to Iberia (Georgia) to convert the people to Christianity. Scholars believe she was a slave to whom the name Nino (the Georgian
form of Nina) was given; she has also been identified as Christiana. The quiet piety of her
life and her preaching converted many people, and when she cured Queen Nana of a seemingly incurable disease, Nina converted the queen. When King Mirian also became a Christian, he sent to
Constantinople for
bishops and priests. Nina continued to preach throughout
Georgia until her death at Bodke. A church dedicated to the
memory of
St. George was built on the site of her grave
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