
Saints, Feast, Family
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January 15
Saint of the day:
Saint Nina
Saint Nina's Story
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.
https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=1026
https://www.saintnina-monastery.org/life-of-st-nina.html
https://www.goarch.org/chapel/saints?contentid=2463

Prayer:


Visit:
Bodbe Monastery
Sighnaghi, Georgia
