Boris and Gleb

Martyrs Boris and Gleb, Passionbearers

Feast day

Coming feasts: Sunday, May 2, 2027; Saturday, July 24, 2027

The name day for Gleb

The Church keeps more than one day for Boris and Gleb:

  • Translation of the relics of Boris and Gleb (May 2)
  • Martyrs Boris and Gleb, Passionbearers (July 24)
Orthros artwork for the life of Boris and Gleb
Orthros artwork

From the Prologue of Ochrid

Sons of the great Prince Vladimir, the baptizer of the Russian people. Before his baptism, Vladimir had many wives and children by them. Boris and Gleb were brothers from the same mother. Before his death, Vladimir divided the state among all his sons. But Sviatopolk, his eldest son, the Prince of Kiev, desired to seize the portions allotted to Boris and Gleb. Therefore he sent men who slew Boris in one place and Gleb in another. These two brothers were extraordinarily devout and pleasing to God in all things, and they met death with prayer and the lifting up of their hearts to God. Their bodies remained incorrupt and fragrant, and were buried in the city of Vyshhorod, where to this day a grace-filled power flows from them, healing people of various diseases and afflictions.

Also commemorated on May 2

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Questions

When is the feast day of Boris and Gleb?
The Orthodox Church commemorates Boris and Gleb on May 2 and July 24 on the New Calendar and May 15 and August 6 on the Old Calendar.
Whose name day is the feast of Boris and Gleb?
It is the name day for those named Gleb.
Who else is commemorated on that day?
The Church also remembers St Athanasius the Great of Alexandria; Hesperus, Zoë and Their Sons; St Matrona of Moscow; and St Tsar Boris-Michael of Bulgaria.
When is the feast of Boris and Gleb in 2027?
In 2027, on the New Calendar, it falls on Sunday, May 2 and Saturday, July 24.

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