Euphrosynus of Pskov

Euphrosynus of Pskov (Russian: Евфросин Псковский, romanized: Yefrosin Pskovsky; c. 1386 – May 15, 1481) was a Russian monk and the founder of a monastic community.

Euphrosynus was born as Eleazar in Videlebe, a village near Pskov.

He entered the Snetogorsky Monastery [ru] in Pskov, where he took the monastic name Euphrosynus.

Gradually, novices began to gather around him, the monastic community of the future began to take shape Yelizarov Convent.

In 1477, he built a church and instituted a monastic rule for the community, setting up his follower Ignatius as hegumenos.