Saint Nina Equal to the Apostles

St. Nina, Apostle to the Georgians and Enlightener of Georgia Born c. 280 Colossae (Kolaste, Kolasa) Died c. 332 Bodbe, Kakheti (Georgia) Major Shrine Bodbe Monastery Attributes Grapevine Cross Patronage Georgia Admin @Basil3HCm
Type: Allβ–Ύ

Troparion β€” Tone 8 In you the image was preserved with exactness, O Mother, / for taking up your cross, you followed after Christ. / By so doing, you taught us to disregard the flesh, for it passes away, / but to care instead for the soul, since it is immortal. / Therefore,...See more

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Pilgrims at the St. Nino Spring Bodbe Monastery

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St. Nino Equal to the Apostles Life

Icon and life taken from oca.com 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...See more

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St. Nina, Apostle to the Georgians and Enlightener of Georgia Born c. 280 Colossae (Kolaste, Kolasa) Died c. 332 Bodbe, Kakheti (Georgia) Major Shrine Bodbe Monastery Attributes Grapevine Cross Patronage Georgia Admin @Basil3HCm