(? –1250?) Mother of Kublai Khan, as well as of another khan of China and one of Persia; she kept a Christian household and had her sons educated by priests. Though none of her sons professed Christianity officially, they were friendly to Christians. Her Syrian Orthodox contemporary, Gregory Bar-Hebraya in far western Mesopotamia, treasured her memory, saying, “She was a Christian, sincere and true.”
The Dancing Saints Icons project at Saint Gregory Nyssen Episcopal Church, San Francisco is a multi-year installation project supported by All Saints Company, the congregation of Saint Gregory Nyssen Church and many donors and benefactors. The iconographer is Mark Dukes.
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