Dinar of Hereti
Dinar (Georgian: დინარ დედოფალი) was a 10th-century Georgian royal princess of the Bagrationi dynasty of Tao-Klarjeti and Queen regnant of Hereti. She is venerated as a saint. The Georgian Orthodox Church commemorates her on June 30.
| Queen Dinar | |
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 Fresco of Dinar at the Tsarina's Golden Chamber of Moscow Kremlin | |
| Queen of Hereti | |
| Reign | c. 10th century |
| Dynasty | Bagrationi dynasty |
| Father | Adarnase III |
| Religion | Georgian Orthodox Church |
Life
Dinar was a daughter of hereditary ruler of Tao-Klarjeti, the eristavt-eristavi, "duke of dukes" Adarnase III of Tao by his unknown wife.
According to The Georgian Chronicles Queen Dinar, along with her son Ishkhani converted Hereti to the Eastern Orthodox confession and abandoned the Oriental Orthodox confession in the 10th century.
In Russia
Queen Dinar’s story is recounted in the Russian Chronicles more closely and The Tale of Tsaritsa Dinara may be about her. According to the Armenian historian Movses Kaghankatvatsi, Slavic tribes that carried out raids in the southern Caucasus the story of Queen Dinar became well known for them and this story made its way to Russia.
Today, on the north wall of the Throne Hall in the Moscow Kremlin, there's a fresco of Queen Dinar who's mounted on a white horse, victorious over the enemy.
Genealogy
References
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