Euphrosyne of Polotsk


Euphrosyne of Polotsk
Fantasy portrait, Grodno State Museum of the History of Religion, 1859
Virgin
Born1104
Polotsk, Principality of Polotsk
Died1167
Mar Saba near Jerusalem, Kingdom of Jerusalem
Venerated inEastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholic Church
Feast23 May
PatronageBelarus
WebsitePage on Belarusian Heroes

Euphrosyne of Polotsk (Belarusian: Еўфрасіння Полацкая; 1104–1167) was the granddaughter of Vseslav, the prince of Polotsk, and daughter of the prince Svyatoslav-Georgy Vseslavich. She has long been a popular saint among Orthodox devotees, particularly those in Belarus, Ukraine, and Russia with a traditional feast day of May 23. In addition, since 1984, she has been one of the 15 patron saints of Belarus, whose lives are celebrated in the Belarusian Orthodox Church, on the first Sunday after Pentecost.[1]

  1. ^ Kasaty, Peter. "Saint Euphrosyne of Polatsk (1104-1167)". Archived from the original on 2000-12-15. Retrieved 2012-07-16.