The Venerable Euphrosyne, Princess of Suzdal, was born in 1212. In Holy Baptism, she was named Feodulia and was the eldest daughter of the Holy Martyr Michael, Grand Duke of Chernigov (commemorated on September 20). The blessed Prince Mikhail and his wife Feofania did not have children for a long time and often visited the Kiev Pechersk Monastery, where they prayed to the Lord for the gift of children to them. The blessed Princess Euphrosyne was their first daughter, who was asked by the Lord in prayers. The Most Holy Theotokos, who appeared to them three times, informed them that their prayer had been heard and the Lord would grant them a daughter.
Feodulia was brought up in deep faith and piety. Her upbringing was greatly influenced by the educated boyar Theodore (memory of September 20). The princess's versatile education and rare beauty attracted many.
The princess was betrothed to the holy Prince Theodore (+ 1233; commemorated on June 5), the brother of St. Alexander Nevsky, but her fiance died on the very day of the wedding. The Princess remained in the Suzdal convent in honor of the Position of the Robe of the Mother of God, where she soon took vows with the name Euphrosyne in honor of Euphrosyne of Alexandria.
A very young nun fulfilled the rules of monastic life with amazing zeal, noticeably surpassing the rest of the inhabitants of the monastery with firmness of mind, spiritual maturity and extreme abstinence. The ascetic was visited by the Lord Himself, commanding her to stay awake and assert herself in the feat. The Venerable Euphrosyne followed the Savior's instructions to the end of her earthly life, overcoming countless insidious temptations. The rare ascetic life of St. Euphrosyne was soon known in Suzdal and beyond. Many people visited the monastery to hear the teachings of St. Euphrosyne on love, prayer, obedience and humility. Often, after such conversations, many adopted the monastic image and began a more zealous service to God. The abbess of the monastery herself resorted to the advice of the monk. At the request of the ascetic, the sisters of the monastery were divided into two halves: virgin nuns and widowed nuns. This contributed to the spiritual growth and affirmation of the purity of the sisters of the monastery. After the death of the abbess, the Reverend Euphrosyne took over the abbacy.
In a special revelation, the Lord predicted to the blessed abbess about the martyrdom of her own father, as well as about the invasion of Russia by the Tatars. In 1238, countless hordes of Tatar-Mongols really attacked the Russian state. Destroying everything in their path, they approached Suzdal. The city was completely destroyed and burned by them, and only the monastery of St. Euphrosyne survived through her prayers.
The Monk reposed to God on September 25, 1250. At her tomb, the faithful continued to receive gracious help in healing various ailments. On September 18, 1698, with the blessing of Patriarch Adrian, Metropolitan Hilarion of Suzdal celebrated the glorification of St. Euphrosyne.
The relics of St. Euphrosyne are laid in the Ordination Cathedral of the convent of Suzdal.