Ketevan the Martyr

Georgian queen and martyr (Queen of Kakheti; c.1560-1624) Date Of Birth : 1565-01-01T00:00:00Z Date Of Death : 1624-09-13T00:00:00Z

Ketevan the Martyr (Georgian: ქეთევან წამებული, romanized: ketevan ts’amebuli) (c. 1560 – September 13, 1624) was a queen consort of Kakheti, a kingdom in eastern Georgia. She was regent of Kakheti during the minority of her son Teimuraz I of Kakheti from 1605 to 1614. She was killed at Shiraz, Iran, after prolonged tortures by the Safavid suzerains of Kakheti for refusing to give up the Christian faith and convert to Islam. She has been canonized as a saint by the Georgian Orthodox Church.

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  • Other Names :Ketevan,Ketevan Mučednice,Ketevan de Mukhrani,Ketevan martyren,Ketevan mártir,Ketevan of Mukhrani,Ketevan sang Martir,Ketevan the Martyr,Ketewan,Kétevan le Martyr,Αγία Κετεβάν,Кетеван Мухранели,Мученица Кетеван,Мучениця Кетеван,כתוואן המרטירית,کتوان شهید,महारानी केतेवन,শহীদ কেটেভান,ქეთევან დედოფალი,殉教者ケテヴァン
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  • Country : Kingdom Of Kakheti
  • Born on 13 September