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Family

Boris and Gleb

Sons of Vladimir

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Lifespan
1015

Princes killed in the dynastic struggle after their father's death. Their veneration as passion-bearers became one of the earliest princely cults of Rus'; the circumstances of their deaths are known mainly from chronicle and hagiographic traditions.

Date
1015, traditional dating of their deaths
Years of birth
Not precisely established
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Marks their deaths, not their entire lifespans

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