Euphrosyne (or Efrosinia) of Polotsk | Size: 2.0x3.5" ( 5.2 x 9 cm ) | Made in Russia
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Euphrosyne (or Efrosinia) of Polotsk is regarded as a patron saint of Belarus.
Euphrosyne of Polotsk was born between 1101 and 1104 in the family of Prince Svyatoslav-Georgy, second son of Vseslav the Sorcerer.
In secret, the princess took the veil and the new name of Euphrosyne.
Reverend Euphrosyne founded a convent and a friary, which became centres of enlightenment in the Polotsk principality. She contributed to the rebuilding of the Sofia Cathedral and the work on the Polotsk chronicles. A cross Euphrosyne had made bearing her name is a unique masterpiece of the ancient Belarusian applied art.
A fabulous, traditional Greek-Orthodox Byzantine icon in canonical iconographic style. Lithography, wood, gold-imprinting.
