Quotes:Nina, Saint

Zirkoff, Boris

Nina, Saint (276-340). Called the “Enlightener” of Georgia in the Caucasus. She was the daughter of Zavulon, Army Chief of Emperor 538 Maximian. Being a native of Cappadocia, she lived in Jeru saleni until the age of fourteen. She then went to Rome, escaped persecution from Maximian and returned to the East, first to Persia, then to Georgia (315), where she settled in Mtskhet, producing remarkable healings and attracting widespread attention through her preaching. As a result of her efforts, she converted the Emperor, the Queen, and most of the Court, an event which resulted finally in the conversion of the entire population to Christianity. Her work over a period of thirty-five years was peaceful, and she avoided forcing her ideas upon the people. She became the Patron-Saint of the Georgian land.

Source: Boris de Zirkoff, «H. P. Blavatsky Collected Writings», vol. 2, pp. 537-538