Wednesday’s Woman: St. Euphrosyne of Polotsk

The Basics: Born in 1110 in Belarus; died in 1173 in Israel; canonized in 1984 by John Paul II; feast day, May 23. Woman religious, composer. The Story: Euphrosyne’s sixty-plus years were full of reboots and redirections. The daughter of nobility, she rebelled when her parents were making plans for her marriage. (She was only twelve.) The child… Continue reading Wednesday’s Woman: St. Euphrosyne of Polotsk