George Yaroslavich

Saint George (Yuri) Yaroslavich, the right-⁠believing, was prince of Murom from 1345 to 1354. He is venerated as a local saint of Murom. His commemoration is on 23 June (6 July on the new style), in the Synaxis of the Saints of Vladimir.

He was perhaps the son of Yaroslav Alexandrovich of Pronsk or the younger brother of his predecessor, Vasily Yaroslavich. In the chronicle, under the year 1351, it is said that Yuri set up his court at Murom, and, following the prince's example, his boyars and nobles and merchants and common people began to settle there as well. The churches in this prince's time were renewed and furnished with icons.

He was driven out by Feodor Glebovich, who had the support of the Horde. In the same year, 1354, Feodor Glebovich, accompanied by many people of Murom, went to the Horde, probably to have his seizure sanctioned by the khan's authority. A week later George arrived at Murom and, gathering, as the chronicle says, the remaining people, also went to the Horde to be judged against Feodor, and there was a great trial before the princes of the Horde. Feodor won: the principality of Murom was given to him, and George too was delivered into his power, and the new prince of Murom held him in confinement. He died in confinement in the same year, 1354.

On the icon of the Life of Constantine, Michael and Theodore from the Annunciation monastery (now in a museum) he is depicted with a nimbus. Under the image there is the inscription: Holy right-⁠believing Prince George.