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St. Euphrosyne of Polotsk
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St. Euphrosyne of Polotsk

c. 1101–1173 · Polotsk · Feast May 23

Predslava was a princess of Polotsk who refused marriage, became a nun under the name Euphrosyne, and copied books in the cathedral of St. Sophia. She founded a convent and a monastery, schools and a library, and commissioned the famous jewelled cross of Polotsk. In old age she made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem and died there. Her relics returned to Polotsk in 1910.

  • Feast: May 23 (New Calendar)
  • Lived: c. 1101–1173
  • Place: Polotsk
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