Boris and Gleb
Boris and Gleb ( old East Slavic Борисъ baptismal name Roman , † July 24, 1015 ; and Глѣбъ , baptismal name David , † September 5, 1015 ) were princes of the Kievan Rus . They were the first saints of the Russian Orthodox Church . Remembrance days are May 2nd and July 24th. In the Roman Catholic Church , they are also venerated as saints ( Roman the Russian and David the Russian ).
Lore
In the Primary Chronicle , there are only brief mentions of Boris and Gleb.
The story about Boris and Gleb (by Jakob Tschernorisez ?) And the reading about Boris and Gleb (by the monk Nestor ) report on their martyrdom in the form of legends of saints. both from the second half of the 11th century.
Life
Boris and Gleb were sons of Vladimir the Great of Kiev and a Bulgarian mother. Their birth years are not known; they could have been around 986 and 987. Around 995 (or 1010?) Boris became Prince of Rostov , Gleb Prince of Murom . No more information about her life has come down to us.
In 1015 both were murdered in the course of disputes over the succession to the throne in Kiev on behalf of their half-brother Svyatopolk : Boris was wounded by stabs when he returned from a futile search for alleged Hepatian attackers. He was killed by a blow of a lance in Kiev. Gleb's throat was cut by a servant while on his way to see his dying father.
Worship and canonization
Russian Orthodox Church
The veneration of the brothers began around 1050 and was initially limited to the Kiev ruling house. Their veneration played an important role in the later religious and political life of Russia, they were among the most popular Old Russian saints. The canonization of Boris and Gleb probably began in Yaroslav's time; They were finally declared to be the first East Slavic saints, presumably in 1071 when their bones were transferred to the Boris and Gleb Church in Vyshhorod near Kiev.
Several churches and monasteries in Russia are named after the two saints. They were given patronage over Russia and Moscow . On the countless icons and in art, they are almost always represented together.
In 1704 the city of Borisoglebsk was named after them.
Roman Catholic Church
1724 they were by Pope Benedict XIII. also recognized as a saint for the Catholic Church .
Memorial days
Her feast days are July 24th (Armenian, Catholic, Orthodox), May 5th (Armenian) and the elevation of the bones on May 2nd.
See also
literature
- Lexicon of Saints. Weltbild publishing group , Augsburg 2005, ISBN 3-8289-4980-0 .
Web links
- Critical questioning of the story of Boris and Gleb (Russian)
- English version of the martyrdom of Boris and Gleb
- Boris in the Ecumenical Lexicon of Saints
- Gleb in the Ecumenical Lexicon of Saints
- Russian and Ukrainian language literature is listed in the Ukrainian Wikipedia article .