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Princess Olga: The Woman Who Brought Christianity to Kyivan Russia

On July 11, Orthodox Christians commemorate the memory of St. Equal-to-the-Apostles Princess Olga. Saint Olga was the wife of Prince Igor I of Kiev. After his death in 945, Princess Olga ruled on behalf of her minor son Svetoslav. At that time, the Kyivan Russia were pagans, but Christianity was already known as a religion, […]
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The Orthodox Church of Ukraine recalled that today, July 11, Ukrainians honor the memory of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Princess Olga of Kiev. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to the OCU press service on Facebook. Why Princess Olga's achievements are important for Ukrainians According to the Orthodox Church, the figure of Saint Olga, Equal-to-the-Apostles, is one of the most important and influential in our history. Ukrainians…

About Princess Olga In her marriage with Prince Igor of Kiev, Olga lived 33 years, and when her son Svyatoslav was born, she was 36 years old. She (Olga) was a harbinger of the Christian land, as a dawn before the sun and as a starlight before the world. For she sowed like the moon at night. So she shone among the unfaithful like a pearl in the mud, for they were stained with sin, not washed by holy baptism, but she was washed with a holy bath, …

On 11 July, the Christians of the Eastern Rite in Ukraine celebrated the Day of the Holy Equivalent Princess Olga. His date was the day of her death. [See_also ids="644954"] The story of Princess Olga's Princess Olga's day was the wife of Prince Igor and Prince Vladimir's grandmother. There is no precise information about her origin. Some believe that she was the daughter of the Pskovian barbarians, to others, that she has Bulgarian roots. There…

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ZN.UA Зеркало недели broke the news in Kyiv, Ukraine on Thursday, July 10, 2025.
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