Ketevan the Martyr
| Ketevan the Martyr | |
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Ketevan, miniature from an 18th century manuscript. | |
| Queen consort of Kakheti | |
| Tenure | 1601–1602 |
| Queen regent of Kingdom of Kakheti | |
| Regency | 1605–1614 |
| Born | c. 1560 |
| Died | 13 September 1624 Shiraz |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | David I |
| Issue | Teimuraz I Vakhtang Helena Marta |
| Dynasty | Bagrationi-Mukhrani |
| Father | Ashotan I, Prince of Mukhrani |
| Religion | Georgian Orthodox Church |
| Khelrtva | |
Ketevan | |
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Icon of Ketevan the Martyr | |
| Great martyr | |
| Died | 13 September 1624 |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Feast | 13 September |
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 in 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.