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[2] [3] It is the oldest Christian artifact in the Philippines, [4] originally a gift from the Conquistador Ferdinand Magellan to Rajah Humabon (baptized as Carlos) and his wife and chief consort, Hara Humamay (baptized as Juana) on account of their Christian baptism in 1521.
Saint Nino (sometimes St. Nune or St. Ninny; Georgian: წმინდა ნინო, romanized: ts'minda nino; Armenian: Սուրբ Նունե, romanized: Surb Nune; Greek: Ἁγία Νίνα, romanized: Hagía Nína; c. 296 – c. 338 or 340) was a woman who preached Christianity in the territory of the Kingdom of Iberia, in what is modern-day Georgia.
Saint Nino, honored as Equal to the Apostles, was according to tradition the daughter of a Roman general from Cappadocia. She preached in the Caucasian Kingdom of Iberia (also known as Kartli ) in the first half of the 4th century, and her intercession eventually led to the conversion of King Mirian III , his wife Queen (later Saint) Nana and ...
St. Nino's Church. The bell-tower, situated in the north-west corner of the wall, has three floors. The ground floor incorporates the entrance to the territory, the first floor was served both for observation and for living, and the second floor is an open belfry. A small church, standing to right from the entrance, was rebuilt several times.
On her death bed, Saint Nino told Salome and Perozhavra her life story. Saint Nino died sometime between 338 and 340. As a dedication to honor the memory of Saint Nino; as a continuation of the works of Saint Nino and continue the spread of Christianity in Iberia, Salome and Perozhavra wrote a biography [3] on her life titled Saint Nino, The ...
Saint Nino is in the foreground: King Mirian and his wife, Queen Nana, are to the right and left. [5] Georgia officially adopted Christianity as its state religion in 337. A 17th-century ciborium under which the robe of Jesus is said to have been buried
The Mangione Family Foundation also has made hefty donations to such places as the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the St. Joseph Medical Center at the University of Maryland.
The light did not resume until Mirian prayed to "Nino's God" for aid. Upon his arrival he requested the audience with Nino and converted to Christianity soon after. According to tradition, Mirian's second wife, Nana, preceded her husband in conversion. [5] [26]