by Kittredge Cherry | | Saints
Saint Boris is one of the oldest and most popular Russian saints, but his same-sex love story has been buried until recently. Boris and his servant George the Hungarian loved each other deeply and were murdered together. The feast day of Saint Boris is July 24 —...
by Kittredge Cherry | | Feb 1-15, Saints
Xenia of Saint Petersburg is a 18th-century saint who married a soldier and assumed his identity after he died, becoming a “holy fool” who was canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church. This queer saint’s feast days are Jan. 24 and Feb. 6. Xenia (c. 1719-1730 –...
by Kittredge Cherry | | Dec 1-15, Saints
Pavel Florensky was a Russian Orthodox priest and scientist who wrote a groundbreaking theology of same-sex love in the early 20th century. He was executed on Dec. 8, 1937 on false charges as part of a Soviet anti-religious campaign. Florensky (1882-1937) is...