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Xenia, Ohio, USA, known as the “City of Hospitality,” named for the Greek word “Xenia” meaning hospitality, is a community rich in traditional values, blending the preservation of its heritage along with a progressive attitude.
Xenia of Tarusa (Russian: Ксения Тарусская) (c. 1246 - 1312), also known as Kseniya Yurievna (Russian: Ксения Юрьевна), was a Princess consort of Tver and Grand Princess consort of Vladimir from 1267 to 1271. She is counted among the saints of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Xenia of Tarusa was a daughter of Youri Mikhailovich, Prince of Tarusa, by conflicting sources she could have been a daughter of Citizen Youri of Novgorod. She married Yaroslav III (Yaroslav Yaroslavich), Prince of Tver and Grand Prince of Vladimir, the younger brother of Aleksandr Nevsky in 1265. During her marriage and the reign of her ...
