tə ðə lˈɛft ʌvðɪ ˈɔltɚɹ ɪz ðə vˈɛnɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd ɡɹˈeɪpvaɪn kɹˈɔs wˈɪtʃ, ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə tɹɐdˈɪʃən, wʌz fˈɔːɹdʒd baɪ sˈeɪnt nˈiːnoʊ, ɐ kˈæpɐdˌoʊʃiən wˈʊmən hˌuː pɹˈiːtʃt kɹˌɪstɪˈænᵻɾi ɪnðə kˈɔːkæsəs ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli fˈoːɹθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi.
To the left of the altar is the venerated Grapevine cross which, according to tradition, was forged by Saint Nino, a Cappadocian woman who preached Christianity in the Caucasus in the early 4th century.