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title: Painted Icon of St. Nino of Georgia
author: James Blake Wiener
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7767/painted-icon-of-st-nino-of-georgia/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Painted Icon of St. Nino of Georgia

_Authored by [James Blake Wiener](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jbw288/)_

## Image File

[![Painted Icon of St. Nino of Georgia](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7767.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7767.jpg)

## Image Caption

This painted icon from the Church of the Dormition of the Virgin (or Davit Aghmashenebeli Church) at Shiomghvime Monastery is dated to the Middle Ages or as late as the 17th century CE. The icon rendered in [Byzantine](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Byzantine/) style features Nino depicted full-length like the Virgin, the patron of [Mount Athos](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mount_Athos/). She holds a cross, vine shoots, and a scroll, which symbolizes preaching. An inscription in the Georgia Asomtavruli [script](https://www.worldhistory.org/script/) flanks the halo of the saint and reads as "Saint Nino the Apostle." (Georgian National Museum, Tbilisi)

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## About the Author

James Blake Wiener has a particular interest in cross-cultural exchange and world history. He is a co-founder of World History Encyclopedia and formerly was its Communications Director.
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameswiener)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Wiener, J. B. (2017, December 18). Painted Icon of St. Nino of Georgia. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7767/painted-icon-of-st-nino-of-georgia/>
### Chicago
Wiener, James Blake. "Painted Icon of St. Nino of Georgia." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 18, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7767/painted-icon-of-st-nino-of-georgia/>.
### MLA
Wiener, James Blake. "Painted Icon of St. Nino of Georgia." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Dec 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7767/painted-icon-of-st-nino-of-georgia/>.

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