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Boris and Gleb | |
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Passion Bearers | |
Born | Unknown |
Died | c. 1015–1019 |
Venerated in | Eastern Orthodoxy Catholic Church |
Canonized | 1071, Kievan Rus' by the Russian Orthodox Church 1724, Papal State by Pope Benedict XIII |
Major shrine | Vyshhorod |
Feast | July 24 (Martyrdom) May 3 (Translation of Relics) |
Attributes | Two young princes, holding swords or spears, or the cross of martyrs |
Patronage | Russian Railway Troops |
Boris | |||||
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Prince of Rostov | |||||
Reign | 1010–1015 | ||||
Predecessor | Yaroslav the Wise | ||||
Born | 986 | ||||
Died | 1015 Kiev | ||||
Burial | Church of St. Basil, Vyshhorod | ||||
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House | Rurik | ||||
Father | Vladimir I of Kiev | ||||
Mother | Adela |
Gleb | |||||
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Prince of Murom | |||||
Reign | 1013–1015 | ||||
Born | 987 | ||||
Died | 1015 | ||||
Burial | Church of St. Basil, Vyshhorod | ||||
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House | Rurik | ||||
Father | Vladimir I of Kiev | ||||
Mother | Adela |
Boris and Gleb (Old East Slavic: Борисъ и Глѣбъ, romanized: Borisŭ i Glěbŭ),[a] respective Christian names Roman (Романъ, Romanŭ) and David (Давꙑдъ, Davydŭ),[citation needed] were the first saints canonized in Kievan Rus' after its Christianization. Their feast day is observed on July 24 (August 6 Gregorian calendar).[clarification needed]
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