the church of boris igleb was built in 1152. to legend, the first russian national saints stopped here on the road from rostov to kiev. this legend raised the prestige of the suzdolshchens in the struggle for primacy among russian principalities. yuri dolgoruky was a consistent greekophile about this. architectural details and this sacred object speak. amphalios is translated from greek as pub of the earth. according to the byzantine tradition, during the service the hierarch of the church stood on a flat round stone, and from it during the service he pronounced some very important words. there are very few such amphalians left in russia, and it is noteworthy that one of the well -preserved ones is located on suzzdal land. yuri's son and daughter-in-law are buried in this temple dolgorukova, borisa maria. in 1947. restorers discovered fragments of frescoes from the end of the 19th century; the rich princely residence was attacked by the mongol-tatars in 1239; it was restored, changing its original appearance, for example, large