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Polotsk (Russian: Полоцк) or Polatsk (Belarusian: Полацк, romanized: Polack) [a] is a town in Vitebsk Region, Belarus. It is situated on the Dvina River and serves as the administrative center of Polotsk District. Polotsk is served by Polotsk Airport and Borovitsy air base. As of 2024, it has a population of 79,579. [1]
In 1580 the Jesuit College was founded in Polotsk. [6] On January 12, 1812, the college was reclassified into Polotsk Jesuit Academy by an ukase of the Emperor of Russia , Alexander I . The academy functioned from 1812–1820 [ 7 ] and was the first higher education establishment in Belarus.
On November 12, 1617, he was consecrated as the coadjutor archeparch for the Archeparchy of Polotsk. [i] He succeeded as archeparch in March 1618. [30] During his episcopacy, the Saint Sophia Cathedral in Polotsk was rebuilt in 1618–1620. Kuntsevych faced the daunting task of bringing the local populace to accept union with Rome.
The name of Iziaslav's spouse is unknown. He had two sons: Bryachislav of Polotsk and Vseslav. Both were certainly minor at the time of his father's death. Vseslav died, still in childhood, in 1003, while Bryachislav survived to continue the Polotsk dynasty and to challenge the authority of his uncle Yaroslav the Wise.
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Euphrosyne of Polotsk (Belarusian: Еўфрасіння Полацкая; 1104–1167) was the granddaughter of Vseslav, the prince of Polotsk, and daughter of the prince Svyatoslav-Georgy Vseslavich. She has long been a popular saint among Orthodox devotees, particularly those in Belarus, Ukraine, and Russia with a traditional feast day of May 23.
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