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Which Georgian king wrote The Book and Passion of Queen Saint Ketevan?
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The work The Book and Passion of Queen Saint Ketevan (or Tsigni da tsameba Ketevan dedoplisa) was written by King Teimuraz I in 1625.1
It is a deeply personal and ornate poetic account detailing the martyrdom of his mother, Queen Ketevan, and marks part of the literary renaissance that began in Georgia during the early 17th century.1