Grapevine cross
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The grapevine cross, also known as the Georgian cross or Saint Nino's cross, is a major symbol of the Georgian Orthodox Church and dates possibly from the 4th century AD, when Christianity became the
A grapevine cross inlay on a door in Vardzia cave monastery, Georgia
Saint Nino
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Saint Nino was a woman who preached Christianity in the territory of the Kingdom of Iberia in what is now Georgia. Her preaching led to the Christianization of Iberia.
Grapevine cross
…in the kingdom of Iberia (Kartli). The grapevine cross is recognizable by the slight drooping of its horizontal arms. Traditional accounts credit Saint Nino, a Cappadocian woman who preached Christianity in Iberia (corresponding to modern southern and eastern Georgia, northeastern Turkey) early in the 4th…
Icon of Saint Nino
Icon of Saint Nino
Mikhail Sabinin — Holy Virgin Blesses St. Nino (1882)
Bodbe Monastery near Signagi where the remains of St. Nino are enshrined.