preslava was tonsured into the monastic rank with the name euphrasinia.aving accepted monasticism, the saint cared not only about her spiritual life. she worked hard for the well-being of the people around her. for the sake of building the church of christ. and so she founded monasteries, male and female, which later became centers of enlightenment, but she wanted to see everyone as one soul. with her blessing, in 1161, the master jeweler lazar bogsh made a holy cross-ark for the spassky church, which contained great shrines. a particle of the life-giving tree of the cross with a drop of the blood of the savior, particles of stone from the holy sepulcher, particles of the relics of many saints. saints of god. the venerable cross has become a true spiritual symbol belarus. in her old age, the monk euphrasinia wished to make a pilgrimage to the holy land. there, the saint of god prayed to christ that he would honor her to complete her earthly journey at the place of his suffering and resurrection. her prayer was heard. during her stay in jerusalem, she fell