Archimandrite
In the days of the blessed great princes Boris and Gleb, there were three brothers of the same mother: Ephraim, George, and Moses, who came from the land of Hungary. Ephraim, who was not present at the murder of Saint Boris, escaped, while George was killed, and Moses, who was with the prince, fled and became a holy monk in the Kiev Pechersk Monastery. After the murder of the prince, Ephraim came to the scene of the crime, found only the head of his brother, and kept it until his death. Leaving his boyar rank, he founded a monastery in Torzhok, building a church in honor of Boris and Gleb, and became an archimandrite. Blessed Ephraim died in 1053, after which miracles and healings were performed at his grave. His relics now rest in the Novotorzhsk Borisoglebsk Monastery, where the head of his brother George is also located, according to his will.
