Icon of Saint Michael of Chernigov
Saint Michael of Chernigov or Mikhail Vsevolodovich 1185 – Saray, 20 September 1246, was a Rus' prince and grand prince of Kiev. On the eve of Mongol invasion, he was one of the most powerful princes in Rus. Mikhail was the first prince to become a martyr according to the commonly understood meaning of the word: he underwent the penalty of death for persistence in his Christian faith. He and his boyar Fedor (Theodore) were tortured and beheaded by the Tatars.
Icon of Saint Michael of Chernigov
Saint Michael of Chernigov or Mikhail Vsevolodovich 1185 – Saray, 20 September 1246, was a Rus' prince and grand prince of Kiev. On the eve of Mongol invasion, he was one of the most powerful princes in Rus. Mikhail was the first prince to become a martyr according to the commonly understood meaning of the word: he underwent the penalty of death for persistence in his Christian faith. He and his boyar Fedor (Theodore) were tortured and beheaded by the Tatars.