Key facts
- Born
- Unknown
- Died
- c. 1015 –1019
- Venerated in
- Eastern Orthodoxy , Catholic Church
- Canonized
- 1071, Kievan Rus' by the Metropolis of Kiev and all Rus' , 1724, Papal State by Pope Benedict XIII
- Major shrine
- Vyshhorod
- Feast
- July 24 ( Martyrdom ), May 3 ( Translation of Relics )
- Attributes
- Two young princes , holding swords or spears, or the cross of martyrs
- Patronage
- Russian Railway Troops
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- group of humans
- Follows
- Yaroslav the Wise
- Image
- Святые Борис и Глеб.jpg
- Has parts of class
- martyr
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- Commons category
- Boris and Gleb
- canonization status
- passion bearer
- topic's main category
- Category:Boris and Gleb
- feast day
- May 2
- ethnic group
- Rus' people
- subject has role
- Christian martyr
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Encyclopedic overview
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HouseRurik FatherVladimir I of Kiev MotherAdela
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