Nana of Iberia

Saint Queen Nana
Queen consort of Iberia
Tenure292–361
PredecessorAbeshura of Iberia
Born3rd century
Bosporan Kingdom
Died4th century
Mtskheta, Kingdom of Iberia
Burial
Samtavro Monastery, Mtskheta
SpouseMirian III of Iberia
IssueRev II of Iberia
Aspacures II of Iberia
anonymous daughter
DynastyTiberian-Julian dynasty (by birth)
Chosroid dynasty (by marriage)
FatherTiberius Julius Theothorses
ReligionGeorgian Orthodox Church

Nana (Georgian: ნანა) was a Queen consort of the Kingdom of Iberia as the second wife of Mirian III in the 4th century. For her role in the conversion of Georgians to Christianity she is regarded by the Georgian Orthodox Church as saint and is canonized as Saint Equal to the Apostles Queen Nana (Georgian: წმინდა მოციქულთასწორი დედოფალი ნანა, romanized: ts'minda motsikultasts'ori dedopali nana).[1][2]

  1. ^ Lang, David Marshall (1956), Lives and legends of the Georgian saints, pp. 13-39. London: Allen & Unwin
  2. ^ Machitadze, Archpriest Zakaria (2006), "The Feast of the Robe of our Lord, the Myrrh-streaming and Life-giving Pillar, Equals-to-the-Apostles King Mirian and Queen Nana, and Saints Sidonia and Abiatar (4th century)" Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine, in The Lives of the Georgian Saints Archived 2008-06-14 at the Wayback Machine. Pravoslavie.Ru. Retrieved on April 17, 2009.