Ketevan the Martyr
Ketevan the Martyr
Ketevan the Martyr was a queen 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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Female
Date of Birth
November 30th, 1564
Age
459
Date of Death
September 13rd, 1624
Died Aged
59
Star Sign
Sagittarius
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