NOBLEMAN

Euphrosyne of Polotsk

1110 - 1173

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Euphrosyne of Polotsk is the 665th most popular nobleman (down from 339th in 2019), the 66th most popular biography from Belarus (down from 47th in 2019) and the most popular Belarusian Nobleman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1110, Euphrosyne of Polotsk ranks 21Before her are Robert de Boron, Düsum Khyenpa, 1st Karmapa Lama, Rostislav I of Kiev, Abraham ibn Daud, Bertha of Sulzbach, and Boril of Bulgaria. After her are Henry II, Duke of Limburg, Aelred of Rievaulx, Plato Tiburtinus, and Alice of Antioch. Among people deceased in 1173, Euphrosyne of Polotsk ranks 9Before her are Benjamin of Tudela, Bolesław IV the Curly, Uijong of Goryeo, Richard of Saint Victor, Benoît de Sainte-Maure, and Matthew, Count of Boulogne. After her are Hugh VIII of Lusignan, and Kol of Sweden.

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In Belarus

Among people born in Belarus, Euphrosyne of Polotsk ranks 66 out of 368Before her are Abba Kovner (1918), Oscar Milosz (1877), Kazimierz Łyszczyński (1634), Antoine Pevsner (1884), Aleksander Chodźko (1804), and Alexander Orlov (1895). After her are Ignacy Hryniewiecki (1856), Juliusz Rómmel (1881), Bella Rosenfeld (1889), Oscar Zariski (1899), Władysław Strzemiński (1893), and Carl Anton von Meyer (1795).

Among NOBLEMEN In Belarus

Among noblemen born in Belarus, Euphrosyne of Polotsk ranks 1