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The Principality of Polotsk (obsolete spelling: Polock; Belarusian: По́лацкае кня́ства, romanized: Polackaje kniastva; Latin: Polocensis Ducatus), also known as the Duchy of Polotsk or Polotskian Rus', [1] was a medieval principality. [2] The origin and date of the establishment of the state are uncertain.
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]
Cultural achievements of the Polotsk period include the work of the nun Euphrosyne of Polotsk (1120–1173), who built monasteries, transcribed books, promoted literacy and sponsored art (including local artisan Lazar Bohsha's famous "Cross of Euphrosyne", a national symbol and treasure stolen during World War II), and the prolific, original ...
Of these, the Krivichs played the most important role; Polotsk, founded by them, was the most important cultural and political center during this period. The principalities formed at that time on the territory of Belarus were part of Kievan Rus'. The process of the beginning of the East Slavic linguistic community and the separation of ...
Vseslav was the son of Bryachislav Izyaslavich, Prince of Polotsk and Vitebsk, and was thus the great-grandson of Vladimir I of Kiev and Rogneda of Polotsk.He was born in c. 1029–1030 in Polotsk (with Vasilii as his baptismal name) and married around 1060.
Euphrosyne, mother superior of Polotsk Convent, ordered the cross to decorate the new Transfiguration church. The simple cypress cross was decorated with gold, gemstones and enamel , depicting Jesus Christ , John the Baptist , the Theotokos ( Mother of God ), the Four Evangelists , the archangels Gabriel and Michael, and three patron saints of ...
Jesuit College in Polotsk (1580-1820), site of the Jesuit curia during the Suppression of the Society of Jesus College in Orsha College church, Grodno College in Pinsk. Jesuit College in Polotsk (1580–1820), from 1812 an academy , seat of the Order's General Curia from 1773 to 1820, now Polotsk State University; college church demolished in 1964
Cathedral of Holy Wisdom in Polotsk. The Cathedral of Holy Wisdom (Belarusian: Полацкі Сафійскі сабор, romanized: Polacki Safijski sabor) was a cathedral in Polotsk that was built by Prince Vseslav Briacheslavich (1044–1101) between 1044 (first mentioned in the Voskresenskaia Chronicle under the year 1056) and 1066.