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Nino was a Slave. She was not originally from Georgia and may have been brought there by her master when he emigrated. She may have been the spoils of war, or she may have fled her own war-racked homeland and become enslaved after her move to more peaceful Georgia.
Nino cured a dying child by placing her hair shirt on him, and praying over him. News of this miracle reached the Queen of Georgia, who was suffering an unspecified but untreatable malady. She sent for Nino who replied, “I am a slave. My place is not in a palace.” The Queen went to Nino, who cured her by prayer.
The royal family offered her any reward; she asked that they convert. The recently healed queen was willing, but King Mirian was not. However, soon after, while on a hunt, he found himself surrounded by wild animals. He made one of those well-known deals with God, offering to convert if he survived. The animals left, and in 325 the king asked Constantine for priests and bishops to spread the faith throughout Georgia.
This good work begun. Nino retired to live as a prayerful recluse on a mountainside at Bodbe Monastery, Kakheti, Georgia.
Born
- various sources place this as Cappadocia (most sources), Rome, Jerusalem, or Gaul (modern France)
Died
- c.320 at Bodbe Monastery, Kakheti, Georgia of natural causes
- buried in the Cathedral of Mtskheta, Georgia
Canonized
- Pre-Congregation
Patronage
- Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Christiana
– - Georgia
- Azov region of Russia
- Caspian region of Russia
- Caucasus region of Russia
Representation
- Georgian cross
- grapevine cross
Source: https://catholicsaints.info/saint-nino-of-georgia/
