Anna of Novgorod

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St. Sophia Cathedral in Novgorod, before 1893

Anna of Novgorod is a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church . She is venerated as the patron saint of Novgorod . The historical background is uncertain. Mostly she is identified with the Grand Duchess Ingegerd , the wife of Yaroslav the Wise . Remembrance days are February 10th and April 4th.

sarcophagus

There is a sarcophagus in the St. Sophia Cathedral , which is attributed to Anna of Novgorod . This was opened in 1939. The remains of a "Nordic type" woman were found around 35 years old and 1.62 meters long

Possible historical persons

Anna was canonized together with Vladimir of Novgorod in 1439. A connection between the two is therefore usually assumed.

Anna of Novgorod could have been

Ingegerd

Ingegerd was the mother of Vladimir. She could have been a co-founder of the St. Sophia Cathedral in Novgorod . She also founded the first women's monastery in Kiev . Both would be reasons for veneration as saints.

However, her Christian baptismal name was Irina . There was therefore the presumption that she entered her monastery in 1054 after the death of her husband and took the name Anna . The monastery, however, was in Kiev. A new name for them would not have been necessary.

An intense relationship with Novgorod cannot be seen in her life. She also died around the age of 49. So she wasn't the woman in the sarcophagus.

From all of this it follows that Ingegerd was probably not Anna of Novgorod.

Yaroslav's first wife

Yaroslav's first wife could also have been Anna. Her name is not known, so it could have been Anna . She lived as a princess in Novgorod. In 1018 she was captured and brought to Poland . She can therefore no longer be Vladimir's mother, who was only born in 1020.

No possible reasons for a canonization are known from her. She was probably not identical to Anna of Novgorod.

A wife of Vladimir

It is also possible that Anna was a wife of Vladimir. No name has been passed down, it could have been Anna .

The reason for a canonization could have been their possible important role in the creation of the St. Sophia Cathedral.

So she could have been Anna of Novgorod .

Anna of Byzantium

Anna of Byzantium was a wife of Vladimir the Great. The marriage with her was the reason for the baptism of Vladimir and the Rus. She is said to have founded many churches in the Kievan Rus.

However, there are no known relationships with Novgorod in her life. It is probably laid out in the St. Sophia Cathedral in Kiev.

Anna died at the age of approximately 38. She could have been Anna of Novgorod. It probably wasn't.

Another woman

Another unknown woman is also possible. Joint canonization with Vladimir does not necessarily mean that there was a relationship between the two.

Adoration

In 1439 their veneration was announced by Archbishop Euphymius II of Novgorod.

In 1991, when the St. Sophia Cathedral was reopened in Novgorod, Anna was recommended to the faithful again for veneration.

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Remarks

  1. ↑ Янин В.Л., Некрополь Новгородского Софийского собора. Церковная традиция и историческая критика ( The necropolis of the Novgorod Cathedral of St. Sophia. Church tradition and historical criticism ). М .: «Наука», 1988
  2. ↑ In 1045 she and Yaroslav came from Kiev to Novgorod. At this time the foundation stone for the construction of the cathedral could have been laid.
  3. ↑ Ingegerd's father Olaf was the first Christian king of Sweden, her first bridegroom was Harald the Holy, who later became King of Norway. Both show an environment that has made great contributions to Christianity in Scandinavia.
  4. ↑ The Life of Princess Anna of Novgorod
  5. ↑ She has probably only lived in Kiev or Ladoga since 1020 (owned since the wedding)
  6. ↑ by Bolesław Chrobry
  7. ↑ Thietmar von Merseburg , Chronicle, Book 8, Chapter 32
  8. ↑ This possibility has not yet been considered in research.
personal data
SURNAME Anna of Novgorod
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Saints of the Russian Orthodox Church
DATE OF BIRTH 11th century
DATE OF DEATH 11th century