Boris and Gleb

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Saints Boris and Gleb
13th or 14th century icon
Passion Bearers
Born	Unknown
Died	c. 1015–1019
Venerated in	Eastern Orthodoxy Catholic Church
Canonized	1071, Kievan Rus' by the Russian Orthodox Church 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

Boris and Gleb (Old East Slavic: Борисъ и Глѣбъ, romanized: Borisŭ i Glěbŭ),^[a] respective Christian names Roman (Романъ, Romanŭ) and David (Давꙑдъ, Davydŭ),^{[citation needed]} were the first saints canonized in Kievan Rus' after its Christianization. Their feast day is observed on July 24 (August 6 Gregorian calendar).^{[clarification needed]}
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