Saint Tatiana

Tatiana Day (Russian: Татьянин день, Tatyanin den' ) is a Russian religious holiday observed on January 25 according to the Gregorian calendar, January 12 according to the Julian. It is named after Saint Tatiana, a Christian martyr in 3rd century Rome during the reign of Emperor Alexander Severus.

Students of Lomonosov Moscow State University celebrating Tatyana's Day.

In 1755 on the name day of Ivan Shuvalov's mother Tatiana Rodionovna, his mistress Empress Elizabeth of Russia endorsed his petition to establish a university in Moscow. The church of Saint Tatiana was later built in the university campus, the Russian Orthodox Church declared Saint Tatiana the patron saint of students, and Tatiana Day has become celebrated as Russian Students Day.

External links[link]

• (Russian) St. Tatiana's Chapel at the Moscow State University
• (Russian) Site for the St. Isaac's Cathedral
• Martyrdom of St. Tatiana of Rome (includes icon)

Tatiana Maslany (born September 22, 1985) is a Canadian actress.

Acting career[link]

Maslany is one of the stars of the Canadian TV series 2030 CE and is perhaps best known for her role as the character Ghost in Ginger Snaps II: Unleashed. Additionally, she is known for her participation in improvisational theatre, namely the Canadian Improv Games, and has since become a member of the General Fools Improvisational Theatre, as well as the Anoetic Improv group^{[citation needed]}.

In 2007 Maslany appeared in The Messengers as Lindsay Rollins.

She also starred in the CBC serie Heartland (Canadian TV series) where she plays a barrel racer as Kit Bailey with her horse Daisy.

During 2008, she had a recurring role in the Instant Star TV series. She also had a lead role in the Hallmark Channel movie, An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving. In September 2008, she portrayed a corrupted, kidnapped girl in the Canadian television series Flashpoint.

Tatiana appeared as Sarah Wexlar, the heroin addicted daughter of Dr. Tom Wexlar in the second series of the Canadian comedy drama television series Being Erica in 2010.

Also in 2010, Tatiana appeared as the protagonist the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus in the British four part television series The Nativity (2010 TV series) opposite Andrew Buchan which received excellent ratings.

She appeared in Grown Up Movie Star as Ruby, a role which earned the actor a special jury breakout role award at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.^[1] Also she played Hannah Simmons in one episode of The Listener. In 2010 she appeared in the direct-to-video film Hardwired as Punk Red.

She played Penny in Season 1 Episode 9 of Flashpoint.

Early life[link]

Tatiana Maslany was born September 22, 1985 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.^[2] She graduated from Dr. Martin LeBoldus High School in 2003. She participated in school productions and is known to have participated in the Improv Games.

Quotes[link]

"I'm attracted to stories that excite my imagination, stories that, as I'm reading the script, I feel it, I can see it, I can hear the characters."^[3]

"I'm attracted to characters that are real, that tap into something inside me that I haven't explored yet. I like challenging parts, something I haven't done yet, something that scares me. There's just a feeling I get when I read a script that I love, I feel an attachment to it, a yearning to play that character."^[4]

Filmography[link]

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References[link]

External links[link]

• Tatiana Maslany at the Internet Movie Database

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