As with tears they gazed upon the emaciated cheeks of their beloved and dying mother, she urged them to love God, to study the Bible, to give their hearts to the Saviour and to live for heaven.

She died universally regretted and revered.
The reign of Vsevelod was cotemporaneous with the conquest of Constantinople by the crusaders.

The Latin or Roman church thus for a season extended its dominion over the Greek or Eastern church.

The French and Venetians; robbed the rich churches of Constantine of their paintings, statuary, relics and all their treasures of art.

The Greek emperor himself fled in disguise to Thrace.
The Roman pontiff, Innocent III., deeming this a favorable moment to supplant the Greek religion in Russia, sent letters to the Russian clergy, in which he said: "The religion of Rome is becoming universally triumphant.