Fevronia of Murom

Saint Fevronia of Murom, a princess, is honoured together with her husband, Saint Peter, as a protector of marriage. She lived in the Principality of Murom in Russia and died in 1228 according to the accounts preserved. She is commemorated on 25 June (new style).

The young Fevronia was a humble and pious maiden who lived in her parents' house in the village of Laskovo, in the Ryazan province. She was very wise and knew the properties of plants, with which she healed various diseases. Prince Peter of Murom, who was ill, was healed by her and married her, although the boyars opposed a princess of simple birth. They were driven out but after a time called back, and Fevronia became a princess beloved of the people. Before their deaths both took the monastic habit, she with the name Euphrosyne, and they died on the same day and were buried in one coffin, as they had wished. They remain an example of fidelity between spouses.