Dec 152012
![[Saint Euphrosyne of Polotsk]](http://saints.sqpn.com/sainte69.jpg "21kb jpg image of an icon of Saint Euphrosyne of Polotsk, date unknown, author unknown; swiped off Wikipedia where it was listed as being in the public domain")
Also known as
- Efrasinnia
- Efrosin
- Euphrasinne
- Evfrosinia of Polotsk
- Pradslava
- Yefrasinnya Polatskaya
Profile
Daughter of Prince Svyatoslav of Polotsk. Granddaughter of Prince Polacak Usiaslau. Entered the Convent of Holy Wisdom at Polotsk, a house founded by her aunt, at age 12; she was later joined by her sister, two nieces, and a cousin. Hermit in a cell in the Cathedral of Holy Wisdom. Book copyist; proceeds from the sale of the books were given to the poor. Founded a convent at Seltse. Pilgrim to Constantinople; received by emperor Manuel I and Patriarch Michael III. Pilgrim to the Holy Lands where she was received by the Crusader King Amaury I. Especially venerated by Belarussians, Ruthenians, Lithuanians, and Russians.
Born
- 1173 at the monastery of Mar Saba near Jerusalem of natural causes
- re-interred in the Monastery of the Caves at Kiev in 1187
- relics translated to Polotsk in 1910 at the Saviour-Efrosinia Convent
- 1984 by Pope John Paul II in Belarus
Additional Information
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Catholic Online
- Ecole Initiative
- Katherine Rabenstein
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
- Peter Kasaty
- Wikipedia
MLA Citation
- “Saint Euphrosyne of Polotsk”. Saints.SQPN.com. 15 December 2012. Web. 23 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-euphrosyne-of-polotsk/>