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July 24 is the day of remembrance of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Princess Olgatranslated

July 23, 2026 · 1 min read

Grand Duchess Olga became the first ruler of Kievan Rus to accept the Christian faith. However, after her baptism, the princely squad and all the people remained pagans. Even the son of the future saint, the Grand Duke of Kyiv

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Γιάννης ΚωνσταντίνουOlga was a tough woman, but she had a mind. I read that after her baptism her son Sviatoslav remained a stubborn pagan until the end. This shows how difficult it was to change an entire people back then.

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