Saint Euphrosyne of Polotsk: Orthodox Abbess, Princess of Polotsk and Patroness of Belarus
Saint Euphrosyne of Polotsk was a princess who became an Orthodox abbess and founded monasteries in the twelfth century. Read her life and what is documented and what is tradition.
Saint Menas of Polotsk: Orthodox Bishop, Former Monk of the Kyiv Caves and Shepherd of Polotsk
Saint Menas of Polotsk was a monk of the Kyiv Caves who served as Bishop of Polotsk from 1105 to 1116. Read his life and what is documented and what is tradition.
Blessed Mieczyslaw Bohatkiewicz: Polish Priest, Educator and Martyr of the Wartime Occupation
Blessed Mieczyslaw Bohatkiewicz was a Polish priest and teacher shot by German forces in 1942 and beatified in 1999 among the 108 Martyrs of World War II. Read his life and what is documented and what is tradition.
Father Anton Niemancewicz: Belarusian Greek Catholic Exarch and Jesuit Martyr
A biography of Father Anton Niemancewicz, the Jesuit and Apostolic Exarch of Belarusian Greek Catholics who died in German custody in Minsk in 1943, with what is documented and what is uncertain.