Zofia of Słuck
Zofia of Słuck | |
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Icon of Saint Zofia | |
| Righteous, Princess of Slutsk | |
| Born | 1 May 1585 Slutsk, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
| Died | 19 March 1612 (aged 26) Chervyen, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Canonized | 1983 |
| Major shrine | Holy Spirit Cathedral, Minsk |
| Feast | 19 March |
| Patronage | Pregnant women, women in labor, infants and children, orphans. Healer of headaches. Guardian from fires and hunger. Patroness of pious marriages. Intercessor in litigation with authorities and peacemaker. |
Zofia Radziwiłł (née Olelkowicz), also Zofia of Słuck (Lithuanian: Sofija Olelkaitė-Radvilienė; Polish: Zofia Olelkowiczówna, 1 May 1585 – 19 March 1612) is a Polish-Lithuanian Orthodox Christian saint. She was the last descendant of the Olelkowicz–Słucki family – princes of Slutsk and Kopyl – who were descended from Lithuanian Grand Duke Algirdas. She was canonized by the Orthodox Church in 1983. The church of St. Sophia of Slutsk in Minsk is named in her honour.