Christianization of Iberia (ancient Georgia)

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The Christianization of Iberia (ancient Georgia) was the early 4th-century adoption of Christianity as the state religion of the Georgian kingdom of Iberia, traditionally linked to the missionary work of Saint Nino and foundational to the region’s religious and cultural identity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christianization ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
religious conversion ⓘ
state adoption of Christianity ⓘ
associatedWith Kartli (central-eastern Georgia) ⓘ
linked to: Kartli

Mtskheta ⓘ
chronologicalContext Late Antiquity ⓘ
commemoratedAt Svetitskhoveli Cathedral (traditionally associated site) ⓘ
commemoratedBy feast days of Saint Nino in Georgian Orthodox Church ⓘ
country Kingdom of Iberia (ancient Georgia) ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Iberia
culturalSignificance establishment of Georgia as one of the earliest Christian states ⓘ
foundation of Georgian national identity ⓘ
shaping of Georgian art and architecture ⓘ
describedIn Georgian Chronicles ⓘ
The Conversion of Kartli ⓘ
hagiography of Saint Nino ⓘ
followedBy construction of early Christian churches in Iberia ⓘ
development of Georgian Christian literature ⓘ
formation of the Georgian Orthodox Church ⓘ
hasCause missionary work of Saint Nino ⓘ
hasEffect adoption of Christianity as state religion of Iberia ⓘ
decline of pagan religions in Iberia ⓘ
foundation of Georgian Christian identity ⓘ
integration of Iberia into Christian oikoumene ⓘ
spread of Christianity in the Caucasus ⓘ
hasTopic state–church relations in early Georgia ⓘ
influencedBy Constantinian shift ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ
neighboring Christian communities in Armenia ⓘ
languageContext Old Georgian ⓘ
locatedIn Caucasus ⓘ
South Caucasus ⓘ
present-day Georgia ⓘ
mainSubject Kingdom of Iberia (ancient Georgia) ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Iberia
partOf Christianization of the Caucasus ⓘ
spread of Christianity in Late Antiquity ⓘ
politicalContext Roman–Sasanian rivalry in the Caucasus ⓘ
precededBy Zoroastrian influence from Sasanian Empire ⓘ
paganism in Iberia ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
Eastern Christianity ⓘ
significantPerson Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I

King Mirian III of Iberia ⓘ
Queen Nana of Iberia ⓘ
Saint Nino ⓘ
significantYear c. 326 ⓘ
c. 337 ⓘ
startTime early 4th century ⓘ
traditionallyAttributedTo Saint Nino ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jvari Monastery → associatedWith → Christianization of Iberia (ancient Georgia) ⓘ
Svetitskhoveli Cathedral → associatedWith → Early Christianization of Georgia ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Iberia (ancient Georgia)
Iberia (ancient kingdom) → partOf → ancient Georgia ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Iberia (ancient Georgia)
Saint Nino → associatedWithEvent → Christianization of Iberia ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Iberia (ancient Georgia)
Pharnavazid dynasty → country → ancient Georgia ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Iberia (ancient Georgia)
Chosroid dynasty → notableEvent → Christianization of Iberia ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Iberia (ancient Georgia)
Historical Monuments of Mtskheta → associatedWith → Christianization of Kartli (Iberia) ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Iberia (ancient Georgia)
Christianization of Iberia (ancient Georgia) → describedIn → The Conversion of Kartli ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Iberia (ancient Georgia)
Christianization of Iberia (ancient Georgia) → partOf → Christianization of the Caucasus ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Iberia (ancient Georgia)
Enlightener of Georgia → associatedWithEvent → Christianization of Iberia ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Iberia (ancient Georgia)
Enlightener of Georgia → linkedConcept → Christianization of Georgia ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Iberia (ancient Georgia)
Bodbe Monastery → traditionAssociatedWith → Christianization of Iberia (ancient Georgia) ⓘ
Nino of Cappadocia → associatedRegion → ancient Georgia ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Iberia (ancient Georgia)
Nino of Cappadocia → associatedWith → Christianization of Georgia ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Iberia (ancient Georgia)
Georgian Chronicles → hasPart → Conversion of Kartli ⓘ
subject linked to: Georgian chronicles
linked to: Christianization of Iberia (ancient Georgia)
Batumis Ghvtismshoblis Tadzari → associatedWith → Christianity in Georgia ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Iberia (ancient Georgia)