age 16 by that name residing in the country, according to the Georgian Ministry of Justice. It also continues to be a popular name for baby girls. The Georgian name "Nino" is "Nune" or "Nuneh" in Armenian, thus St. Nino is known as St. Nune in Armenia. Her history as the only one of the 35 nuns of the company of Sts. Gayane and Hripsime to escape the slaughter at the hands of the pagan Armenian King Tiradates III in 301 is recounted in the book The History of the Armenians by Movses Khorenatzi (Moses of Khoren), which was written about the year 440. Legacy The Phoka Convent of St. Nino was established in rural Georgia by Abbess Elizabeth and two novices. They originally lived in a nearby house owned by Georgian Orthodox Church head Patriarch Ilia II, then in 1992 moved to the site of an 11th-century church to restore it. The Sacred Monastery of Saint Nina is the home of a monastic community of Georgian Apostolic Orthodox Christian nuns in the Patriarchate of Georgia's North American Diocese. It is located in Union Bridge, Maryland, USA, and was established in September 2012. See also Georgian Orthodox Church Saint Nino, patron saint archive Notes Further reading External links Biography from The St. Nina Quarterly Life of St Nino St. Nino church opening event in NYC The Church of St. Nina, Kandalaksha, Murmansk oblast, Russia. English summary 296 births 4th-century deaths 4th-century Christian saints Cappadocian Greeks 4th-century Roman women 3rd-century Roman women Christian missionaries in Georgia (country) Marian visionaries Saints of Georgia (country) Miracle workers Cappadocia (Roman province)