Anna was born about 1285 in Rostov, Yaroslavl, Russia, the daughter of Dmitry Borisovich Rostovsky but her mother is unknown.
She died on 02 OCT 1368 in Kashin, Russia.
Her husband was saint Mikhail I Yaroslavich Tversky. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. Their five known children were saint Alexander II Mikhailovich (1301-1339), Dmitriy (1299-1326), Konstantin (1306-1346), Vasiliy (?-1368) and Feodora (?-?).
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saint Anna Dmitrievna Rostowskaja |
Dmitry Borisovich Rostovsky |
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| Birth | ABT 1285 |
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| Death | 2 OCT 1368 |
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Note 1
It was traditionally thought the Old Believers chose Anna as their palladium because the princess was represented on icons as making the Sign of the Cross with two fingers, as the Old Believers practiced, rather than with three, as official church policy required after Patriarch Nikon in 1656. However, writings used by the Old Believers show that one of the reasons they venerated her so highly was that her incorrupt body, on display, showed her hand in the two-fingered Sign of the Cross favoured by the Old Believers, vindicating their stance. Despite numerous efforts on the part of the Church authorities to "correct" the situation, her hand always went back to the same two-fingered position. In response, Patriarch Joachim removed the relics of Anna from public view.