Tag: Mikhail Sabinin
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07 works, Today, September 13th, is Ketevan the Martyr’s day, her story illustrated #255
Ketevan the Martyr (c. 1560 — September 13, 1624) was born to Prince Ashotan of Mukhrani (Bagrationi) and married Prince David of Kakheti, the future David I, king of Kakheti from 1601 to 1602. She was a queen of Kakheti, a kingdom in eastern Georgia. She was regent of Kakheti during the minority of her son Teimuraz…
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07 Works, Today, June 22nd, is Saint Alban’s day, his story in Paintings #173
Saint Alban, Protomartyr of Britain, is venerated as the first-recorded British Christian martyr. Alban lived in Roman Britain, in the 3rd or 4th century, when Christians began to suffer “cruel persecution”… Please follow link for full post
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08 Works, Today, June 21st, is Saint Luarsab’s day, his story in Paintings #172
Luarsab II the Holy Martyr (1592–1622), of the Bagrationi dynasty, was a king of Kartli (eastern Georgia) from 1606 to 1615. He is known for his martyr’s death at the hands of the Persian shah Abbas I… Please follow link for full post
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