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Eudoxia Dmitriyevna (Russian: Евдокия Дмитриевна)—monastic name, Euphrosyne— (? - 1407) was a Grand Duchess of Muscovy and wife of Dmitry Donskoy. Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages The Title grand duke (in Latin, magnus dux; in Spanish, gran duque; in Russian, Великий Герцог The Grand Duchy of Moscow (Великое княжество Московское was a medieval Russian polity centered on Moscow between 1340 and

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Family

Eudoxia Dmitriyevna was a daughter of Dmitry Konstantinovich, Grand Prince of Nizhny Novgorod and Vasilisa of Rostov. Dmitri Konstantinovich of Suzdal (Дми́трий Константи́нович Су́здальский (1324 &ndash June 5, 1383) The Title Grand Prince or Great Prince (Magnus Princeps Russian and Ukrainian: Великий князь Velikiy knyaz; Вялíкий Nizhny Novgorod (Ни́жний Но́вгород Nižnij Novgorod) colloquially shortened as Nizhny, is the fourth largest city in Russia Rostov (Росто́в Old Norse: Rostofa is one of the oldest towns in Russia and an important tourist centre of the so called Golden

Her maternal grandparents were Konstantin Vasilievich, Prince of Rostov and Maria of Moscow. Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of

Maria was a daughter of Ivan I of Moscow and his first wife Helena. Ivan I Danilovich Kalita (Ива́н I Дани́лович Калита́ in Russian) (1288 &ndash March 31, 1340, Moscow) Prince of

Marriage

On 18 January 1367, Eudoxia married Grand Prince Dmitry Donskoy. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor The Title Grand Prince or Great Prince (Magnus Princeps Russian and Ukrainian: Великий князь Velikiy knyaz; Вялíкий In 1382, she stayed in Moscow in the absence of her husband, while the army of khan Tokhtamysh was approaching the capital. Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of Tokhtamysh (d ca 1406 was the last khan of the White Horde, who unified the White Horde and Blue Horde subdivisions of the Golden Horde into After the birth of her son Andrey Dmitriyevich, she attempted to leave Moscow, but was detained by the Muscovites, who agreed to let her go only after long negotiations.

Religious works

After her husband's death, Eudoxia became known for her pious ways; the legend has it that she possessed the gift of healing. Healing, assessed physically is the process by which the cells in the Body regenerate and repair to reduce the size of a damaged or necrotic area In 1393, she founded the Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos (Церковь Рождества Богородицы), the oldest surviving building in Moscow. The Nativity of the Theotokos, celebrating the birth of Mary, is one of the Twelve Great Feasts of the Eastern Orthodox Liturgical year. The church was dedicated to the Virgin's Nativity, because on this feast her husband defeated the Tatars in the Battle of Kulikovo. The Battle of Kulikovo (Куликовская битва битва на Куликовском поле was fought by the Tartaro - Mongols (the Golden Horde

Four years later, Eudoxia established the Ascension Monastery next to the Frolovskaya (Spasskaya) Tower of the Moscow Kremlin. The Ascension Convent, known as the Starodevichy Convent until 1817 ( Russian: Voznesensky monastery, Вознесенский монастырь The following is a list of towers of Moscow Kremlin. Borovitskaya The Borovitskaya Tower (Боровицкая башня is a corner tower with a The Moscow Kremlin ( Russian: Московский Кремль Moskovskiy Kreml) usually referred to as simply The Kremlin, is a historic fortified Later in her life, Eudoxia Dmitriyevna took the veil at the Ascension Monastery under the name of Yefrosiniya (Euphrosyne) and remained there until her death in 1407. She was canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church. Canonization is the act by which a particular Christian church declares a deceased person to be a Saint and is included in the canon or list of recognized saints See also Eastern Orthodox Church Structure and organization The Slavic Orthodox Church is organized in a hierarchical structure

Children

Eudoxia and Dmitri Donskoi had at least twelve children:

Legacy

On 15 August 2007, the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church instituted the Order of St. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. In several of the autocephalous Eastern Orthodox churches and Eastern Catholic Churches, the patriarch or head bishop is elected by a group of bishops called See also Eastern Orthodox Church Structure and organization The Slavic Orthodox Church is organized in a hierarchical structure Euphrosyne, named after Eudoxia, who was the first noblewoman of Moscow to enter monasticism. The award was established to commemorate the 600th anniversary of Euphrosyne’s passing away. According to the synod’s ukase (decree), the new decoration will be given to women for special contributions towards the strengthening of spiritual and moral traditions in society, development of the church’s social activities, maintaining relations between church and state or church and society, and other fields of work for the betterment of the Orthodox faith. Ukase (указ ukaz) in Imperial Russia was a proclamation of the Tsar, government or a religious leader ( Patriarch) that had the force of The Order of St. Euphrosyne will be the second women’s decoration of the Russian Orthodox Church after the Order of St. Olga. The Order of Saint Olga existed briefly as a decoration for women from 1916 to 1917 [1]

References

  1. ^ Interfax (21 August 2007), Russian Orthodox Church institutes another women’s prize, Order of St. Euphrosyne, the first saint of Moscow, <http://www.interfax-religion.com/?act=news&div=3505>. Retrieved on 26 August 2007 

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