Boris Stone
Барысаў камень
A boulder carved with a 12th-century Old Slavonic inscription, a prayer by Prince Boris of Polotsk, now standing beside St. Sophia Cathedral.
The Boris Stone is one of a group of boulders carved along the Western Dvina River in the 12th century at the order of Prince Boris of Polotsk (some sources credit Rogvolod instead). The granite bears a cross and an Old Slavonic inscription reading “Lord, help your servant Boris,” making it one of the oldest written artifacts in Belarus. It originally lay in the river and was moved in 1981 to the Upper Town in front of St. Sophia Cathedral. Admission is free, and you can take a quick look while visiting St. Sophia.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Saint Sophia Cathedral, Polotsk
- Polotsk Jesuit Collegium
- Museum of Belarusian Book Printing
- Epiphany Cathedral, Polotsk
- Red Bridge, Polotsk
- Monument to the Letter Ў
- Nizhne-Pokrovskaya Street
- Museum of Medieval Knighthood