Vladimir, the grand prince of Kiev.

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  • Author(s): Wright, Posey Porter
  • Source:
    World & I. Mar98, Vol. 13 Issue 3, p332. 8p. 2 Black and White Photographs.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      ORTHODOX Eastern Church; UKRAINIANS; EASTERN Slavs; RELIGION
    • Subject Terms:
      UKRAINEReport Available
    • Abstract:
      Discusses the Grand Prince Vladimir of Kiev, Ukraine's conversion to Eastern Orthodoxy in year 988 A.D. Role in the conversion of the Kievan Slavic people into Christianity; Attraction to the grandeur and sensual appeal of the architecture, vestments and rites; Saint Sofia Church; Animistic beliefs; Efforts to establish his own Russian Orthodox Church.