Martyr, Right-Believing Right-Believing Prince and Martyr Roman Olgovich of Ryazan

Right-Believing Prince and Martyr Roman Olgovich of Ryazan, Grand Prince of Ryazan, ruled during years made difficult for the Ryazan land by the aftermath of the Mongol invasion. In 1270 he was slandered before the khan and summoned to the Horde, where he was ordered to renounce the Christian faith and accept Islam.

Roman firmly refused to blaspheme Christ, for which he was put to a torturous death: his tongue was cut out, his eyes gouged out, his fingers and toes severed, and he was then flayed and beheaded. Prince Roman's martyrdom became one of the most severe examples of standing firm in the faith among Russian princes of the Horde era. He is venerated by the Russian Church as a passion-bearer and martyr.