Church of Boris and Gleb

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Church of Boris and Gleb
Church of Boris and Gleb

The Church of Boris and Gleb is a church built in 1132, at the order of Yuri Dolgoruky, in Kideksha at the Nerl River, "where had been the encampment of Saint Boris"[1]. The church is a part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site "White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal" along with the seven other medieval monuments located in Vladimir and its surroundings, and belongs to the monuments of the Golden Ring of Russia.

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  1. ^  May 2nd (V - 15). St Luke Orthodox Church, saints by day. Retrieved on 2005-11-19.
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