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  Polatsk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is the center of Polatsk district in Vitsebsk voblast.
Polatsk became part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1307, and it is said to have been the main center of trade in the state.
The city's Cathedral of Saint Sophia (1044-1066) was a symbol of the independent-mindedness of Polatsk, rivaling churches of the same name in Novgorod and Kyiv and referring to the original Hagia Sophia in Constantinople (and thus to claims of imperial prestige, authority and sovereignty).
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Polatsk is one of the most ancient sities of the Slavs.
Polatsk becomes a part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania as of 1307, and it is said to have been the main center of trade in the state.
The city's Cathedral of the Holy Wisdom (1044-1066) was a symbol of the independent-mindedness of Polatsk, rivaling churches of the same name in Novgorod and Kyiv and referring to the original Hagia Sophia in Constantinople (and thus to claims of imperial prestige, authority and sovereignty).
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 Wikipedia: Polatsk
It is the center of Polatsk district in Vitsebsk region.
Polatsk becomes a part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania since 1307, and it is said to be the main important center of trade in the state.
The city's Cathedral of the Holy Wisdom (1044-1066) was a symbol of the independent-mindedness of Polatsk, rivaling churches of the same name in Novgorod and Kiev, referring to the original Hagia Sophia in Constantinople (and hence to claims of imperial prestige, authority and sovereignty).
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 Polatsk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
It is the center of Polatsk in Vitsebsk voblast.
Polatsk is one of the most ancient of the Slavs.
Polatsk becomes a of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania as of 1307 and it is said to have the main center of trade in the The Magdeburg law was adopted in 1498.
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It is the center of Polatsk district in Vitsebsk voblast Vitsebsk voblast.
Polatsk becomes a part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania Grand Duchy of Lithuania as of 1307 1307, and it is said to have been the main center of trade in the state.
The city's "Cathedral of the Holy Wisdom" (1044 1044-1066 1066) was a symbol of the independent-mindedness of Polatsk, rivaling churches of the same name in Novgorod Novgorod and Kyiv Kyiv and referring to the original "Hagia Sophia Hagia Sophia" in Constantinople Constantinople (and thus to claims of imperial prestige, authority and sovereignty).
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 Polatsk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Between the 9th and 12thcenturies, the principality of Polatsk (now northern Belarus) emerged as the dominant center of power on Belarusianterritory, with a lesser role played by the principality of Turaw in the south.
Polatsk becomes a part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania as of 1307, and it is said to havebeen the main center of trade in the state.
The city's Cathedral of the Holy Wisdom (1044 - 1066) was a symbol of the independent-mindedness of Polatsk, rivaling churches of the same name in Novgorod and Kyiv and referring to the original Hagia Sophia in Constantinople (and thus to claims of imperial prestige, authority and sovereignty).
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 Euphrosyne of Polatsk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Euphrosyne (sometimes spelled Eŭfrasińnia, Efrasinnia) of Polatsk (or Połacak, Polotsk) (Belarusian: Эўфрасі́ньня По́лацкая) was the granddaughter of a prince of Polacak, Usiasłaŭ.
Her body, after the conquest of Jerusalem by Saladin in 1187, was carried by the monks to Kiev and deposited there in the Monastery of the Caves.
It was only in 1910 that the relics of the saint were brought back to her native town of Polatsk.
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Death of Saint Euphrosyne of Polatsk andquot;A commemorative service was held in Polatsk on June 5 to mark the 825th anniversary of the death of Saint Euphrosyne of Polatsk.andquot; andquot;The ceremony was attended by...
Polatsk Principality which was the first centre of Belarusian state came into being here where a small river Polota runs...
The Life of St. Euphrasinya, Venerable Abbess of Polatsk Protectress of Belarus St. Euphrasinya lived in the twelfth century and was born with the given name of Pradslava.
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 History of Belarus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The condition underlying this alliance was to open the country for Christianization and acculturation from the Byzantine Empire.
Kiev duke Vladimir and princess Rahneda of Polatsk (painting of 1770).
Between the 9th and 12th century, the principality of Polatsk (northern Belarus) emerged as the dominant center of power on Belarusian territory, with a lesser role played by the principality of Turau in the south.
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 Encyclopedia: Polatsk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The name Viking is a loan from the native Scandinavian term for the Norse seafaring warriors who raided the coasts of Scandinavia, the British Isles, and other parts of Europe from the late 8th century to the 11th century, the period of European history referred to as the Viking Age.
Imperial Russia is the term used to cover the period of Russian history from the expansion of Russia under Peter the Great, through the expansion of the Russian Empire from the Baltic to the Pacific Ocean, to the deposal of Nicholas II of Russia, the last tsar, at the start...
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 Polatsk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Most of them live in the territory of the Vitebsk region, in Polatsk and Vitebsk.
There are many applicants from Vitsebsk region, for instance, from Polatsk.
However it did not remain independent for long as it was captured by the Musvcoite army of Ivan IV of Russia in 1563.
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Polota river, that flows into Dvina at Polatsk.
It repeatedly asserted its sovereignty in relation to other centers of Ruthenia, becoming a political capital, the episcopal see of a bishopric and the controller of vassal territories among
1066) was a symbol of the independent-mindedness of Polatsk, rivaling churches of the same name in
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 Euphrosyne of Polatsk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Euphrosyne (sometimes spelled Efrasinnia) of Polatsk (or Polacak, Polotsk) (Belarusian : Эўфрасі́ньняПо́лацкая) was the granddaughter of a prince of Polacak, Usiaslau.Euphrosyne was born in 1110.
She refused all proposals of marriage and, without her parents' knowledge, ran away to the conventof which her aunt was the abbess and became a nun.
It was only in 1910 thatthe relics of the saint were brought back to her native town of Polacak.
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 Euphrosyne of Polatsk -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Euphrosyne (sometimes spelled Efrasinnia) of (additional info and facts about Polatsk) Polatsk (or Polacak, Polotsk) ((The Slavic language spoken in Belarus) Belarusian: Эўфрасі́ньня По́лацкая) was the granddaughter of a prince of Polacak, (additional info and facts about Usiaslau) Usiaslau.
Euphrosyne is the only East Slav virgin (A person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization) saint.
In its attempts to trace the whereabouts of this treasure, the government of the Republic of Belarus has looked virtually everywhere, examining even private collections in the United States.
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 Polatsk
Polatsk becomes a part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania since 1307.
Since XVII century Polatsk degraded to the status of a small provincial town of Russian Empire.
Belarusan first printer Francisk Skaryna was born in Polatsk around 1490.
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 Polatsk
Polatsk (Belarusian: По́лацак, По́лацк; Polish: Połock, also spelt as Polacak; Russian: По́лоцк, also transliterated as Polotsk, Polotzk, Polock) is a city in Belarus.\nIt is the center of Polatsk district in Vitsebsk voblast.
Polatsk is one of the most ancient sities of the Slavs.\nMentioned for the first time in 862 in ancient documents the name is also spelt as Polotesk, Polteks, Paltejsborg.
\nIts name derives from the Polota river, that flows into Dvina at Polatsk.
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 ABM -- Saint Euphrosyne of Polatsk           (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Note: Saint Euphrosyne of Polatsk is also one of the 15 Belarusian saints honored by the [Russian] Orthodox Church of Belarus, on the Day of Belarus' Saints, established in 1984.
Saint Euphrosyne was the granddaughter of the famous prince of Polatsk, Vseslav.
At present, the copy is kept where it used to be in the 12th century, next to the relics of Saint Euphrosyne in the church of the Holy Savior.
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 ИСТОРИЯ БЕЛАРУСИ: SAINT EFRASINNIA OF POLATSK
Young Pradslava - such was the name of Efrasinnia before she took the veil - seems to have inherited many traits of her grandfather's character, in particular his strong will, energy and determination to persevere a chosen path.
The author of this early Belarusian masterpiece was o local architect, Iaan, and we owe the knowledge of his name to the Life of Saint Euphrosyhe.
For the preparation of this Page I have used the article after Alexander Nadson "Come, Saint Euphrosyne, and stand up for us!" taken from the newspaper "Belarus News" 12, 1995 and the book of Jan Zaprudnik "Belarus at the Crossroads in History".
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 History of Belarus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Kiev duke Vladimir and princess [[Rahneda of Polatsk (painting of 1770).]] It repeatedly asserted its sovereignty in relation to other centers of Rus', becoming a political capital, the episcopal see of a bishopric and the controller of vassal territories among Balts in the west.
The city's Cathedral of the Holy Wisdom (1044-1066) remains a symbol of this independent-mindedness, rivaling churches of the same name in Novgorod and Kiev, referring to the original Hagia Sophia in Constantinople (and hence to claims of imperial prestige, authority and sovereignty).
View of [[Polatsk in 1912]] The independence of the Commonwealth ended in a series of partitions (1772, 1793 and 1795) undertaken by Russia, Prussia and Austria, with Russia gaining most of the Commonwealth's territory including nearly all of the former Grand Duchy of Lithuania (except Podlachia and lands West from Niemen river), Volhynia and Ukraine.
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principality of Polatsk (northern Belarus) emerged as the dominant center of power on Belarusian territory, with a lesser role played by the principality of Turaw in the south.
Lazarus Bohsha's famous "Cross of Euphrosyne," a national symbol and treasure stolen during World War II), and the prolific, original Church Slavonic sermons and writings of Bishop
In the 13th century, the fragile unity of Rus' disintegrated due to nomadic incursions from Asia, which climaxed with the Mongol Horde's sacking of Kyiv (1240), leaving a geopolitical vacuum in the region.
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Eleanor of Aquitaine and her sons Richard I of England and Henry the Young King rebelled against her husband, Henry II of England.
Belarussiansian nun Euphrosyne of Polatsk, major contributor to Medieval Belarussian Culture.
Alice, daughter of Italian count Humbert III of Savoy
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 Polatsk - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Polatsk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
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The original idea for the monument came from the Belarusian calligraphy professor Paval Siemchanka who has been studying Cyrillic scripts for many years.
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