Boris and Gleb
Boris and Gleb (Old East Slavic: Борисъ и Глѣбъ, romanized: Borisŭ i Glěbŭ; Russian: Борис и Глеб, romanized: Boris i Gleb; Ukrainian: Борис і Гліб, romanized: Borys i Hlib), respective Christian names Roman (Романъ, Romanŭ) and David (Давꙑдъ, Davydŭ), were the first saints canonized in Kievan Rus' after the Christianization of the country. Their feast day is observed on July 24 (August 6).
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Medieval icon of SS. Boris and Gleb (13-14th century, Kyiv Art Gallery) | |
| 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 | Riurik Dynasty | ||||
| 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 | Riurik Dynasty | ||||
| Father | Vladimir I of Kiev | ||||
| Mother | Adela | ||||
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