Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 13796
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Synek , Eva M.
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  • Title: The Life of St. Nino: Georgia's Conversion to Its Female Apostle [The author examines the suppression and later rehabilitation of St. Nino; as a woman, a foreigner, and a slave, many Georgians had difficulties in accepting her in such an important role as the person who brought Christianity to Georgia].
  • Source: Christianizing peoples and converting individuals.  Edited by Guyda Armstrong and Ian N. WoodInternational Medieval Research.  Brepols, 2000.  Pages 3 - 13.
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  • Article Type: Journal Article
  • Subject (See Also): Conversion, Religious Georgia Hagiography Nino, Apostle to the Georgians and Saint Women in Religion
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  • Geographic Area: Russia
  • Century: General
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  • Year of Publication: 2000.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN/ISBN: 2503510876