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n Rohatyn and our area, Holy Spirit Church described above is also known as Roksolana Church, since it was the church Roksolana attended and had a house nearby, where she was taken into Turkish captivity, during invasion of Turks. Roksolana´s real name in life was ANASTASIA LISOVSKA (Nastia Lisowska, 16 th century) and she was taken as far as Istanbul, capital of great Turkish Ottoman empire (which extended from Egypt on the south to the Black Sea on the north being one of the greatest powers at that time). The Turkish emperor Sulieman liked her so much that she became his wife, whom he loved with all his heart his whole life. He did not refuse her in anythig she asked. Through him, she virtually "ruled" the empire and greatly influenced Turkish politics towards Ukraine and spared Rohatyn and Ukraine from many Turkish invasions. Her son became the emperor as heir after his father. Until nowadays she is revered and famous in Turkey and if you ever get a chance to visit Istanbul, do not miss a chance to visit the mosque named after Roksalana there. Roksalana´s name in Turkey is slightly different, I do not remember her Turkish name though. Few modern Turks know that she was from Rohatyn and Ukraine originally, since she was forced to convert Muslim faith. Thus she is known as Turkish hero there. In Western Ukraine, her name is quite common as female first name because of her. Many local Rohatyn products, street and so on, are named after her. Also even mineral water from Rohatyn bears her name Roksolana. Her name and historical figure is known and national heroe-like all over Ukraine, especially in Western part, i.e. Galicia. Many Ukrainian writers (as Andriy Chaykovsky, if I am right) and poets wrote novels based on this story about Roksolana. You can read also about Roksolana in many books on History of Ukraine. She came into Ukrainian history ad became next to such names Volodymyr the Great or Yaroslav the Wise. Her name may be transliterated from Ukrainian also as Roxolana. Do not miss a chance to visit the Holy Spirit Church museum, also because of Roksolana. The local museum guide and many Roksolana biography books (I do not know though if there is any translated into English, but there should be some material in English about her for sure, also in Turkey and Turkish I think) can tell you more about her. Sulieman's Mosque in Istanbul was built by Sulieman for Roksolana. Roksolana The woman who would one day be known throughout Europe as Roksolana was born as Nastia Lisovska in the town of Rohatyn, in present-day Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, in 1505. At the age of 15 she was captured by Crimean Tatars making a foray into western Ukraine and subsequently sold into slavery. Her bubbly personality singled her out for the royal harem, where she was given the name Roksolana. Sultan Suleiman was captivated by her infectious wit and shrewd intelligence, and gave her the pet name of "Khurrem," the "Laughing One." Within a year Roksolana presented her master with a son, Selim (the first of their five children). The sultan also began to discuss affairs of state with her and to prefer her company over all others. Eventually Suleiman took the unprecedented step of acceding to Roksolana's wish to be married. Through various harem intrigues, Roksolana ultimately became the most powerful woman in the Ottoman Empire and one of the most famous in Europe. Before she passed away on April 15, 1558, she had maneuvered her eldest son into the position of heir apparent. He assumed the throne in 1566, when Suleiman died while campaigning, and is known to history as Selim II. Roksolana became a legendary figure among Ukrainians, and is remembered in a variety of theatrical and literary works. A very popular mini-series about her appeared last year on Ukrainian television. On her stamp (Figure 2) Roksolana appears in Turkish garb and wearing a turban, out of which streams her lengthy, wavy, reddish hair. She holds a long branch of viburnum ("chervona kalyna"), the ornamental shrub that symbolizes Ukraine. Roxane is the name of Cyrano's love in the famous French play Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand Roxelana From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Roxelana Roxelana, Roxolana, Roxelane, Rossa, Ruziac, known also by her Turkish name of Khourrem (or Hürrem or Karima), meaning "the cheerful one", (circa 1500 - April 18, 1558) was the wife of sultan Süleyman the Magnificent of the Ottoman Empire. Sixteenth century sources are silent as to her maiden name, but much later Ukrainian and Polish traditions, especially Ukrainian folk traditions first recorded in the nineteenth century, give it as Aleksandra or Anastasia (diminutive: Nastia) Lisovska. According to late sixteenth century and early seventeenth century sources like the famous Polish poet, Samuel Twardowski, who actually did research on the subject in Turkey, Khourrem was born to a father who was a Ukrainian, or Ruthenian, Orthodox priest, in the town of Rohatyn which is located 68 km, south east of Lviv, the capital city of Galicia which was then part of Poland. She was captured by Crimean Tatars during one of their frequent raids into Ukraine and taken as a slave, probably first to the Crimean city of Kaffa (Kefe in Turkish, Caffa in Italian), a major centre of the slave trade, then to Istanbul, and was selected for Süleyman's Harem. In the Harem, she gradually worked her way up to become Süleyman's favourite concubine, gaining the name "Hasseki." In 1534 she used her influence to have Süleyman's firstborn son, together with his mother, sent away to be a provincial governor, and several years later apparently persuaded Süleyman to have him strangled - see Süleyman the Magnificent for details.