Konstantin of Murom

Constantine of Murom (Russian Благоверный князь Константин ( Ярослав ) Муромский, Jaroslaw Svyatoslavich, Russian Ярослав Святославич; * after 1070; ? † 1129 ) was Prince of Murom ( 1097-1123, 1127-1129 ) and Chernigov ( 1123-1127 ). He is revered as a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church since 1546. His feast day is May 21

Origin

His father was the Kievan Grand Prince Sviatoslav II, his mother Oda von Stade, daughter of Lippold and Ida of Sindelsdorf, the niece of the Emperor Henry III. and Pope Leo IX ..

Curriculum vitae

Grew up well for a time in Germany, he received in 1097 together with his brothers Oleg and David the Principality of Murom. 1123 he went to Chernigov, 1127 after Murom.