Saint Nino with a Grapevine Cross

              Cross of Saint Nino as a Symbol of Georgian Christianity

St. Nino's tomb is shown at the Bodbe Monastery, Kakheti. St. Nino's attribute, a Grapevine cross, is a symbol of Georgian Christianity. She has become the most venerated saint of the Georgian Orthodox Church. Nino was born in the small city - Colastri, in Cappadocia. She was the only child of Zabulon, the famous Roman general. Her relatives were St. George and Houbnal I, the Patriarch of Jerusalem. The legend of Saint Nino...