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The Cathedral of Saint Sophia in Polotsk – built by Vseslav between 1044 and 1066 – was a symbol of the independent-mindedness of Polotsk, rivalling churches of the same name in Novgorod and Kiev and referring to the original Hagia Sophia in Constantinople (and thus to claims of imperial prestige, authority, and sovereignty).
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 ...
The monastery was founded by the holy princess Euphrosyne of Polotsk in 1128. [1] Bishop Elias of Polotsk tasked Euphrosyne with setting up a women's monastery [2] and she settled near the Transfiguration church in Selce. Over time, the sisters of St. Euphrosyne were tonsured: the native Evdokia (in the world of Gordislav) and the cousin ...
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
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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.
It was the uyezd administrative center as part of the Pskov Governorate (1772-1776), Polotsk (1776-1796), Belarusian (1796-1802), and finally Vitebsk (1802-1917), first as Dinaburg, then Dvinsk later during Russian rule. From 1784 onwards, the city had a large and active Jewish population, [12] among them a number of prominent figures.