Dinar of Hereti
| Queen Dinar | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Queen of Hereti | |
| Reign | c. 10th century |
| Dynasty | Bagrationi dynasty |
| Father | Adarnase III |
| Religion | Georgian Orthodox Church |
Saint Queen Dinar (Georgian: წმინდა დინარა დედოფალი) was a 10th-century Georgian royal princess of the Bagrationi dynasty of Tao-Klarjeti and Queen regnant of Hereti.
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 Orthodox faith and delivered its people from the Monophysite heresy in the tenth 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 hangs an image of Holy Queen Dinar mounted on a white horse, victorious over the enemy.
The Georgian Orthodox Church commemorates Saint Queen Dinar on June 30.
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