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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Generate an image of Vladimir the Great (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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Statements (58)

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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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 ⓘ
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Rus' → ruler → Vladimir the Great ⓘ
Order of St. Vladimir → namedAfter → Saint Vladimir ⓘ
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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 ⓘ
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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
Gleb of Kiev → father → Vladimir the Great ⓘ
Millennium of Russia monument → depicts → Vladimir the Great ⓘ
Vladimir Sviatoslavich → alsoKnownAs → Vladimir the Great ⓘ
Vladimir Sviatoslavich → alsoKnownAs → Saint Vladimir ⓘ
linked to: Vladimir the Great
Sviatopolk I of Kiev → relative → Vladimir the Great ⓘ
Yaropolk I of Kiev → successor → Vladimir the Great ⓘ
Rus → notableRuler → Vladimir the Great ⓘ
Volodymyr the Great → alsoKnownAs → Vladimir the Great ⓘ
Volodymyr the Great → alsoKnownAs → Saint Vladimir ⓘ
linked to: Vladimir the Great
Rus'–Byzantine Wars → notableCommander → Vladimir the Great ⓘ
St. Volodymyr’s Cathedral → namedAfter → Vladimir the Great ⓘ
Danila Kozlovsky → notableRole → Prince Vladimir in Viking ⓘ
linked to: Vladimir the Great
Ukrainian Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral of Sts. Vladimir and Olga → dedicatedTo → Saint Vladimir ⓘ
linked to: Vladimir the Great
Ukrainian Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral of Sts. Vladimir and Olga → namedAfter → Saint Vladimir ⓘ
linked to: Vladimir the Great