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October 2 is the day of remembrance of the noble princes Theodore of Smolensk and his children David and Konstantin, Yaroslavl wonderworkerstranslated

October 2, 2026 · 1 min read

The holy noble prince Theodore, Smolensk and Yaroslavl, was born during the terrible time of the Mongol invasion for Rus' - around 1237-1239. At baptism he was named in the name of the holy great martyr Theodore Stratilates, especially

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Вера Богданова

My husband’s family also has a legend that one of the ancestors was from the Yaroslavl lands at that very time. It is interesting that Theodore was born right at the beginning of the invasion, in 1237–1239, and still became a holy prince. Thanks for the article, it’s always useful to remind such details.

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