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euphrosyne of polatsk pope john paul ii 1173 mar saba near jerusalem 1984 polotsk , belarus 23 may roman catholic church ; eastern orthodox church belarus 1110 eufrasinniapolackaja.jpg euphrosyne of polotsk
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euphrosyne of polotsk

euphrosyne of polotsk -lrb- or polatsk , połack -rrb- -lrb- ; 1110 -- 1173 -rrb- was the granddaughter of a prince of polotsk , vseslav , and daughter of prince svyatoslav of polotsk .
she is one of the 15 patron saints of belarus , whose lives are celebrated in the belarusian orthodox church , on the first sunday after pentecost , a feast that was instituted in the year of her canonization in 1984 .
