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Cyril of Turov

c. 1130 – c. 1182 · 12th century · Also known as Kirill of Turov

Cyril of Turov was bishop of Turov in the Pripyat marshes and one of the finest writers of early Rus'. His sermons for church feasts, prayers and parables, written in a rich rhetorical style modelled on Byzantine preaching, were copied widely. He is venerated as a saint in the Orthodox Church and honoured in Belarus as an early national writer.

Cyril of Turov
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Principality of Turov and Pinsk

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Cyril of Turov. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/cyril-of-turov
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