Nino of Cappadocia
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Nino of Cappadocia is a revered early Christian saint traditionally credited with bringing Christianity to the Kingdom of Iberia (ancient Georgia).
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nino of Cappadocia canonical | 1 |
| Nino the Enlightener | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4414287 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nino of Cappadocia Context triple: [Saint Nino, alsoKnownAs, Nino of Cappadocia]
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A.
Zeno Isaurian
Zeno Isaurian was a 5th-century Eastern Roman (Byzantine) emperor of Isaurian origin whose turbulent reign was marked by internal revolts and religious conflicts.
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B.
George of Pisidia
George of Pisidia was a 7th-century Byzantine poet and deacon of the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople, renowned for his verse chronicles of Emperor Heraclius’s military campaigns.
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C.
Ziaelas of Bithynia
Ziaelas of Bithynia was a Hellenistic king of the ancient kingdom of Bithynia in northwestern Anatolia during the 3rd century BCE.
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D.
Emmelia of Caesarea
Emmelia of Caesarea was a 4th-century Christian noblewoman and saint, known as the matriarch of a prominent Cappadocian family that produced several influential Church Fathers and saints.
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E.
Azemilcus of Tyre
Azemilcus of Tyre was the Phoenician king who ruled Tyre during Alexander the Great’s campaign and led the city’s resistance in the famous siege.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nino of Cappadocia Target entity description: Nino of Cappadocia is a revered early Christian saint traditionally credited with bringing Christianity to the Kingdom of Iberia (ancient Georgia).
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A.
Zeno Isaurian
Zeno Isaurian was a 5th-century Eastern Roman (Byzantine) emperor of Isaurian origin whose turbulent reign was marked by internal revolts and religious conflicts.
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B.
George of Pisidia
George of Pisidia was a 7th-century Byzantine poet and deacon of the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople, renowned for his verse chronicles of Emperor Heraclius’s military campaigns.
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C.
Ziaelas of Bithynia
Ziaelas of Bithynia was a Hellenistic king of the ancient kingdom of Bithynia in northwestern Anatolia during the 3rd century BCE.
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D.
Emmelia of Caesarea
Emmelia of Caesarea was a 4th-century Christian noblewoman and saint, known as the matriarch of a prominent Cappadocian family that produced several influential Church Fathers and saints.
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E.
Azemilcus of Tyre
Azemilcus of Tyre was the Phoenician king who ruled Tyre during Alexander the Great’s campaign and led the city’s resistance in the famous siege.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian saint
ⓘ
Georgia-related saint ⓘ early Christian ⓘ female missionary ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Nino Equal-to-the-Apostles
ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Nino
Nino the Enlightener ⓘ
linked to:
Nino of Cappadocia
Saint Nina ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Nino
Saint Nino ⓘ |
| associatedRegion |
Kingdom of Iberia
ⓘ
ancient Georgia ⓘ
linked to:
Christianization of Iberia (ancient Georgia)
|
| associatedWith |
Christianization of Georgia
ⓘ
linked to:
Christianization of Iberia (ancient Georgia)
King Mirian III of Iberia ⓘ
linked to:
Mirian III of Iberia
Queen Nana of Iberia ⓘ Sioni Cathedral in Tbilisi ⓘ
linked to:
Sioni Cathedral
|
| birthPlace | Cappadocia ⓘ |
| category |
4th-century Christian saints
ⓘ
Christian missionaries in Europe ⓘ Women in early Christianity ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | pilgrimage to Bodbe ⓘ |
| countryOfMission | Georgia ⓘ |
| creditedWith |
bringing Christianity to the Kingdom of Iberia
ⓘ
converting the royal family of Iberia to Christianity ⓘ |
| cultCenter | Bodbe ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Equal-to-the-Apostles ⓘ |
| influenced | adoption of Christianity as state religion in Iberia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being Equal-to-the-Apostles in Georgian tradition
ⓘ
missionary work among the Iberians ⓘ |
| languageOfCult | Georgian ⓘ |
| liturgicalCommemoration |
Orthodox liturgical calendar
ⓘ
linked to:
Byzantine liturgical calendar
|
| majorShrine |
Bodbe Monastery
ⓘ
Svetitskhoveli Cathedral ⓘ |
| patronage |
Georgia
ⓘ
Georgian people ⓘ |
| primaryFeastDay | January 14 ⓘ |
| relicsLocatedIn | Bodbe Monastery ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| secondaryFeastDay | June 1 ⓘ |
| symbol | grapevine cross ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 4th century ⓘ |
| titleInGeorgian | წმინდა ნინო ⓘ |
| traditionStates | she carried a cross made of grapevines bound with her own hair ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Armenian Apostolic Church
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Georgian Orthodox Church ⓘ Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
linked to:
Oriental Orthodoxy
Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nino of Cappadocia Description of subject: Nino of Cappadocia is a revered early Christian saint traditionally credited with bringing Christianity to the Kingdom of Iberia (ancient Georgia).
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Nino of Cappadocia