St. Nina Equal to Apostles icon Mounted on wood Sizes:8 X 11

St. Nina Equal to Apostles icon Mounted on wood Sizes:8 X 11Orthodox icon of Saint Nina or Nino, Equal to Apostles. Commemorated January 14th. The virgin Nino of Cappadocia was a relative of Great martyr George and the only daughter of a widely respected and honorable couple. Her father was a Roman army chief by the name of Zabulon, and her mother, Sosana, was the sister of Patriarch Juvenal of Jerusalem. When Nino reached the age of twelve, her parents sold all their possessions and moved to Jerusalem. Soon

thanks to God and to St Theodore the Studite

On the day the saint arrived at the place of exile he had a vision

The monks said

praying at the grave of the Apostle Peter

Lenin's government disfavored any religious witness

This time he was determined to make it and this time he did

Church historians are not of the same opinion as to the date of death of the saint

Commemorated January 16th

the Turks began to seek an occasion to rid themselves of them

Even though his parents came from the village of Orounta

Thy grace to our relics

This great Father and Teacher of the Church was born in 329 in Arianzus