Roman Vladimirovich of Uglich (c1235-1285)

Roman Vladimirovich (dc1235-February 3, 1285) - Prince of Uglich (1261-1285). Biography The second son of Prince Vladimir Konstantinovich of Uglich (1214-1249) his wife Princess Yevdokiya Ingvarevna of Ryazan (c1216-1278) Roman Vladimirovich is mentioned in annals only on the occasion of his death. Some information about him is available in the “History of the City of Uglich ”, which seems to be based on some local chronicles.

According to one of the local chronicles, the Principality of Uglich included seven cities: Kashin, Bezhetsky Verh, Zhelezny Ustyug, Dmitrov, Zvenigorod, Romanov ) and Uglich, as the capital. In addition, other settlements were included, such as Borisoglebsk , On the basis of the Uglichsky chronicles, “The History of Uglich” considers Prince Roman Vladimirovich the founder of the city of Romanov, but A.V. Instuprytsky. considers the founder of this city to be Roman, son of the Prince of Yaroslavl Vasili the Terrible.

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In 1486, at the founding of a new cathedral church, the unaltered relics of pious Prince Roman were found. By order of Patriarch Iov, relics were re-examined by the Kazan Metropolitan Hermogenes in 1595 or 1605. Nikolai Barsukov in “Hagiography” takes the first of these years, Vasily Klyuchevsky in “The Old Russian Lives of the Saints” - the second year, based on evidence of a surviving description of Roman's miracles that began on February 3 (13), 1605, and at the same time Kazan Metropolitan Hermogenes testified to the power, and Simon Alferev with the monk Sergius wrote a “story” about him, poems and canons.

In 1609, the Poles burned the Transfiguration Church of Uglich and the holy relics of the prince ; life with the first miracles also perished. At the beginning of the XX century, the remains of the relics were located in the chapel of the cathedral, organized in the name of Prince Roman, and continued to be considered healing; maintain services to the prince and the description of miracles from 2 to 12 (22) On March 1605.

The memory of the blessed Prince Roman of Uglich is celebrated on February 3 (16) on the day of its death and on May 23 ( June 5 ) together with the Cathedral of Rostov-Yaroslavl Saints.