Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Euphrosyne of Polotsk

Princess and foundress, the daughter of Prince Svyatoslav. At the age of twelve she became a nun and then a recluse. Gifted, she copied manuscripts to raise money for the poor. Euphrosyne also founded a convent at Settse. She went to the Holy Land and died in Jerusalem, Israel.

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The Cross of St. Euphrosyne or Cross of Euphrosyne of Polotsk, Belarus
Original missing since WWII.

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