Euphrosyne of Polotsk was a 12th-century nun and educator born into the Rurik noble family in the Principality of Polotsk. As the granddaughter of Prince Vseslav, she chose a religious life over marriage, joining a convent and eventually becoming an abbess. She dedicated much of her life to copying manuscripts and teaching young women various crafts and literacy. After traveling to the Holy Land, she died in Jerusalem, where she had spent her final years following a pilgrimage.