David and Constantine of Yaroslavl

Ss David and Constantine of Yaroslavl

David and his younger brother Constantine were born to Prince Theodore of Smolensk and Yaroslavl, called Theodore the Black, during years their father spent at the court of the Golden Horde. When Theodore died, David succeeded him as ruler of Yaroslavl and held that place until his own death in 1321.

Feast day

Coming feasts: Sunday, September 19, 2027

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The life of David and Constantine of Yaroslavl

Constantine seems to have died earlier than his brother, though the sources do not agree on how.

Father and sons together were the first princes of the Yaroslavl line to be honored as saints of the whole Russian Church, their veneration growing directly out of the household's shared holiness rather than any one man's alone. Their relics were found together in a single grave in 1463, Theodore himself a man of notable height, his two sons laid at his side both shorter in stature. David and Constantine keep their commemoration on the anniversary of their father's death and again in early spring, on the day their relics were uncovered together at Yaroslavl.

They are remembered less for deeds recorded of each individually than for having stood, with their father, at the founding of the city's line of holy princes.

Also commemorated on September 19

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Questions

When is the feast day of David and Constantine of Yaroslavl?
The Orthodox Church commemorates David and Constantine of Yaroslavl on September 19 on the New Calendar and October 2 on the Old Calendar.
Who else is commemorated on that day?
The Church also remembers Trophimus, Sabbatius and Dorymedon; and St Zosimas the Hermit of Cilicia.
When is the feast of David and Constantine of Yaroslavl in 2027?
In 2027, on the New Calendar, it falls on Sunday, September 19.

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