Vladimir the Great

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Vladimir the Great was the grand prince of Kiev who consolidated Kievan Rus' and is best known for Christianizing the state in the late 10th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian convert
grand prince
historical figure
member of the Rurik dynasty
monarch of Kievan Rus'
ruler
saint
alliance Byzantine Empire
alsoKnownAs Saint Vladimir
linked to: Vladimir the Great

Vladimir I of Kiev
linked to: Vladimir the Great

Vladimir the Baptizer
linked to: Vladimir the Great

Vladimir the Fair Sun
linked to: Vladimir the Great
associatedWithCity Kiev
linked to: Kyiv

Novgorod
baptismPlace Chersonesus in Crimea (traditionally)
birthDate c. 958
birthPlace likely Budyatychi or near Pskov, in Kievan Rus'
burialPlace Church of the Tithes, Kiev
canonizationStatus saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church
child Boris of Kiev
Gleb of Kiev
Mstislav of Chernigov
linked to: Mstislav I of Kiev

Sviatopolk I of Kiev
Vsevolod of Vladimir
Yaroslav the Wise
commemoratedIn Roman Catholic Church (in some calendars)
Russian Orthodox Church
Ukrainian Orthodox Church
convertedToChristianity c. 988
culturalImpact central figure in East Slavic chronicles and legends
deathDate 15 July 1015
deathPlace Berestove, near Kiev
dynasty Rurik dynasty
father Sviatoslav I of Kiev
feastDay 15 July (Orthodox Church)
28 July (some Orthodox calendars)
fullName Vladimir Sviatoslavich
grandfather Igor of Kiev
grandmother Olga of Kiev
introducedReligionAsStateReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Kievan Rus'
legacy considered founder of Christian Rus'
militaryCampaign campaigns against Polish and Baltic tribes
campaigns against the Khazars
campaigns against the Volga Bulgars
notableFor Christianization of Kievan Rus'
adoption of Byzantine Christianity as state religion
consolidation of Kievan Rus'
positionHeld Grand Prince of Kiev
Prince of Novgorod
reignEnd 1015
reignStart c. 980
religionAfterConversion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
religionBeforeConversion Slavic paganism
linked to: Slavic mythology
ruledTerritory Kievan Rus'
linked to: Kyivan Rus
spouse Anna Porphyrogenita
Rogneda of Polotsk
multiple other wives and concubines (unnamed in many sources)
symbolOf Christianization of Eastern Slavs

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Rurik dynasty notableMember Vladimir the Great
Kyivan Rus convertedToChristianityUnder Vladimir the Great
Kyivan Rus notableRuler Vladimir the Great
Rurik ancestorOf Vladimir the Great
Sviatoslav I of Kiev child Vladimir the Great
Sviatoslav I of Kiev relative Vladimir the Great
Vladimir the Great alsoKnownAs Saint Vladimir
linked to: Vladimir the Great
Vladimir the Great alsoKnownAs Vladimir I of Kiev
linked to: Vladimir the Great
Vladimir the Great alsoKnownAs Vladimir the Baptizer
linked to: Vladimir the Great
Vladimir the Great alsoKnownAs Vladimir the Fair Sun
linked to: Vladimir the Great
Yaroslav the Wise father Vladimir the Great
Ruslan and Ludmila hasCharacter Vladimir the Great
Equal-to-the-Apostles appliedToExamples Saint Vladimir of Kiev
linked to: Vladimir the Great
Rus' ruler Vladimir the Great
Order of St. Vladimir namedAfter Saint Vladimir
linked to: Vladimir the Great
Order of St. Vladimir namedAfter Vladimir the Great
Prince of Novgorod officeHolder Vladimir the Great
Vladimir namedAfter Vladimir the Great
Viking (film) mainSubject Vladimir the Great
subject linked to: Viking
Viking (film) portrays Vladimir the Great
subject linked to: Viking
Viking (film) historicalFigureDepicted Vladimir the Great
subject linked to: Viking
Grand Prince of Kiev significantHolder Vladimir the Great
Tale of Bygone Years containsAccountOf Prince Vladimir the Great
linked to: Vladimir the Great
Berestove, near Kiev usedBy Vladimir the Great
Church of the Tithes, Kiev founder Vladimir the Great
Church of the Tithes, Kiev patron Vladimir the Great
Church of the Tithes, Kiev burialPlaceOf Vladimir the Great
Church of the Tithes foundedBy Vladimir the Great
Church of the Tithes burialPlaceOf Vladimir the Great
Rogneda of Polotsk spouse Vladimir the Great
Anna Porphyrogenita spouse Vladimir the Great
Imperial University of Saint Vladimir namedAfter Saint Vladimir
linked to: Vladimir the Great