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Princess Anna of Novgorod

Also known as Anna of Novgorod · Ingegerd of Sweden · Irene

A Swedish princess (Ingegerd) who married Grand Prince Yaroslav the Wise of Kiev, took the name Anna, and ended her life as a nun in Novgorod; mother of many princes and one of the first canonized women of Rus'.

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Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org)