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Anonymous 19Th Century Russian Icon of Saint Euphrosyne of Polotsk
Anonymous 19Th Century Russian Icon of Saint Euphrosyne of Polotsk

Saint Euphrosyne of Polotsk

Also known as: Efrasinnia; Efrosin; Euphrasinne; Evfrosinia of Polotsk; Pradslava; Yefrasinnya Polatskaya

Saint

Feast Day

May 23

Canonized

1984 by Pope John Paul II in Belarus

Biography

Saint Euphrosyne of Polotsk, also known as Efrasinnia, Efrosin, Euphrasinne, Evfrosinia of Polotsk, and Pradslava, was born in 1110 in Polotsk, Belarus, as the daughter of Prince Svyatoslav of Polotsk and the granddaughter of Prince Polacak Usiaslau. From a young age, she displayed a strong inclination towards a life of devotion and service to God....

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