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Roman II of Kiev (1237-19 July 1270) - Grand Prince of Ryazan, the only son Oleg I of Ryazan. According to the customs, the pious prince's parents gave him a Slavic name Jaroslav and in holy baptism was named Roman.
Holy Prince Roman O. Ryazan (eltlicher Name Yaroslav) was born shortly before the invasion of the Tatars in the Russian land, in 1237. Came from a valiant kind of Ryazan princes, take care of the faith piety. The founder of the family, the great-grandson of St. Apostolic Grand Duke Vladimir, Prince Yaroslav Constantine and his children Prince Michael and Theodore (May 21 / June 3) famous for holiness of life. Constantine's grandson Vladimir Svyatoslavich was an example of selflessnessand self-sacrifice, holy Murom miracle worker Peter (1228, commemorated on June 25 / July 8) was also the grandson of Constantine. Grandfather St. Prince Roman prince Oleg founded the Assumption Monastery near Ryazan. Two grandfather - Prince George and Oleg I. - were killed in 1237 for their faith and fatherland in a battle with Batu. Holy Roman prince multiplied the virtues of their ancestors, glorified Ryazan land feat of confession. Childhood and adolescence holy Prince Roman occurred in the very first period of the Mongol-Tatar yoke and it left its mark on the fate of the holy Roman prince, as well as thousands of his contemporaries. He lost his parents also. About the father of St. Prince Oleg I. aware that he was takenprisoner and Batu returned to his homeland in 1252. It is unknown how escaped from Tatars young prince Roman. There is speculation that he was taken away by the Bishop of Ryazan Mutter Euphrosyne to the Holy Mountain in Murom.
Devoid of relatives and Blood, Holy Roman prince from his youth went to the ascetic deed by sorrows and suffering. His education was, the pious Russian tradition, the church. The beginning of wisdom - the fear of God into the base -polagalos life through reading the Scriptures. Meek prince youth blazed love for Christ and approved in the Orthodox faith. Piety and patience, love for the fatherland and devotion to the perfect will of God distinguished future martyr and confessor.
His father, Oleg I of Ryazan, after fourteen years of exile returned home and reigned six years. In 1258, feeling the approach of death, blessed Oleg was tonsured a schema named Cosmas. He passed the throne to his son Roman and died peacefully.
Roman II of Kiev took the throne after his father's death March 20, 1258, pious Prince Roman came to the throne extensive Ryazan principality, which at that time is slowly recovering from the Tatar pogrom. Holy Roman prince took control of the principality with a hope of God's Providence and in the course of twelve hard years of his reign was able to save the land from Ryazan new ruin. Blessed Prince tearfully prayed for his country and tried to alleviate the plight of the people devastated. By word and example he inspired sovey life surrounded by love for his native land and the Holy Church.
With the hope of God's Providence took Roman principality and twelve years kept him from ruin new, around following the advice of Metropolitan Kirill and Alexander Nevsky.
While the Horde Khan Berkay died a cruel and cunning reigned Meng-Timur. Unquestioningly obeying Temir, Ryazan prince with meekness comply with the requirements of the new ruler. This went on for four years.
During the tribute Horde baskaks not provided them adequate assistance, sympathizing with the population of the principality. Tatar tribute collectors (baskaks) grudge against the holy prince, as he constantly kept them from violence and stood up for the offended. In 1257 the Tatars adopted Mohammedanism began to blaspheme the Christian faith and to persuade Russian to adopt Islam. Ryazan baskak and The Prince of Ryazan proposed change his faith, but was resolute refusal. Bold speech haughty Mongol prince led into a rage. Wanting revenge, he denounced Khan Temir, though Ryazan Prince blasphemes the king and his faith. Once one of Baskakov informed Khan Meng-Temir that blasphemes the holy Prince Roman Khan and diarrhea his pagan faith. There are people who have confirmed libel. Believing libel Temir angry at Duke and ordered him to report immediately to the Horde.
Otpravlyayas' k khanu, blagovernyy knyaz' Roman raspredelil mezhdu synov'yami udely svoyego knyazhestva i prichastilsya Svyatykh Khristovykh Tayn. V Orde svyatoy knyaz', po slovu letopistsa, v klevete «opravdalsya, no baskak nausti mnogi ot knyazey tatarskikh, i oni nachasha nuditi yego k vere ikh».
Khan Mengu-Timur vyzval Romana Ol'govicha v 1270 g. v Ordu i velel yemu, chtoby on vybiral odno iz dvukh: libo muchenicheskuyu smert', libo tatarskuyu veru. Knyaz' otvechal, chto on, pokornyy vole Bozh'yey, povinuyetsya khanskoy vlasti, no niktone zastavit yego izmenit' svoyey vere. Tatary stali izbivat' knyazya, a zatem v okovakh brosili v temnitsu. Na utro, 19 iyulya, yego vyveli na kazn'. Roman Ol'govich stal govorit' sobravshemusya narodu, sredi kotorykh bylo mnogo russkikh, o svyatosti very Khristovoy — yemu otrezali yazyk. Zatem vyrezali glaza, obrubili pal'tsy na rukakh i nogakh, obrezali ushi i guby, nos, otsekli ruki i nogi. «I yako ostasya trup yedin, oni zhe odrasha kozhu ot glavy yego i kopiye vozotknusha»
Going to the Khan, pious Prince Roman distributed among his sons inherit his principality and the communion of the Holy Mysteries. In the Horde holy prince, according to the chronicler, libel "was justified, but baskak Nausta lot from Tatar princes, and they nachasha compels him to believe them."
Han Meng-Timur called Roman Olgovich in 1270 in Ordu and told him to choose one of two things: either martyrdom or Tatar faith. The prince replied that he resigned to God's will, obey the Khan's power, but no one will force him to change his faith. Tatars began to beat the prince, and then threw him in prison chains. On the morning of July 19, he was taken to execution. Roman II of Kiev began to speak to the assembled people, many of whom were Russian, of the sanctity of the Christianfaith - his tongue cut out. Then cut out the eyes, cut off the fingers and toes, ears and lips cut off, nose, hands and feet cut off. "And Thou ostasya corpse of one, they also odrasha skin from the head of his spear and vozotknusha"
His wife, Princess Anastasia descended from Grand Duke of Kiev and differed sincere faith and charity.
children:
Fedor (d. 1294) - Prince of Ryazan (1270-1294).
Yaroslav (d. 1299) - Prince Pronskiy (1270-1294), Prince of Ryazan (1294-1299).
Constantine (d. 1308) - Prince Pronskiy (1294-1299), Prince of Ryazan (1299-1301), murdered in Moscow captivity.
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