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Theodore the Black
Russian saint (c. 1240–c. 1299) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Fyodor the Black" redirects here. For others of the same name, see Fyodor (disambiguation).
Duke Theodore Rostislavich nicknamed Theodore the Black (c. 1230s – 1298), Феодор Ростиславич Чёрный (Чёрмный) or Fyodor the Black in Russian (Fyodor or Fedor being the Russian version of Theodore), is a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church and was a ruler of Smolensk and Yaroslavl. The alternative interpretation of his nickname is Theodore the Beautiful.[1]
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Born | Theodore Rostislavich 1230s Russia |
Died | 1299 |
Patronage | Russian Orthodox Church |
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