Saint Boris of Kiev

Also known as

• Romanus

Memorial

• 24 July

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Son of Saint Vladimir, Duke of Muscovy. Grandson of Saint Olga of Kiev. Brother of Saint Gleb. Martyr.

Died

• 1010

Canonized

• 1724 by Pope Benedict XIII (cultus confirmed)

Patronage

• Moscow, Russia
• princes
• Russia

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Boris of Kiev”. Saints.SQPN.com. 6 September 2012. Web. 19 June 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-boris-of-kiev/>