Christianization of Kievan Rus'

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The Christianization of Kievan Rus' was the late 10th-century adoption of Eastern Orthodox Christianity by the medieval East Slavic state of Kievan Rus', traditionally associated with the baptism of Prince Vladimir the Great and his subjects.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christianization
historical event
religious conversion
appliesToEthnicGroup East Slavs
appliesToTerritory Kievan Rus'
linked to: Kyivan Rus
commemoratedBy Belarusian Orthodox Church
Russian Orthodox Church
Ukrainian Orthodox Church
commemoratedOn 28 July (Orthodox Church, feast of St Vladimir)
describedIn Byzantine chronicles
Primary Chronicle
linked to: Rus' chronicles
endTime late 10th century
follows Christianization of Bulgaria
Christianization of the Franks
hasCause baptism of Vladimir the Great
hasEffect adoption of Christianity as state religion in Kievan Rus'
construction of Christian churches in Kievan Rus'
decline of Slavic paganism in Kievan Rus'
development of Old East Slavic Christian literature
formation of the Russian Orthodox Church tradition
foundation of the Kievan metropolitanate
integration of Kievan Rus' into Christian Europe
introduction of Byzantine law and customs
rise of monasticism in Kievan Rus'
spread of Eastern Orthodoxy among East Slavs
strengthening of ties with the Byzantine Empire
hasPart construction of the first stone churches in Kyiv
establishment of church hierarchy in Kievan Rus'
mass baptisms of the population
missionary activity from Byzantium
royal conversion of Vladimir the Great
location Chersonesus Taurica
Dnieper River
linked to: Dnieper

Kyiv
Novgorod
territories of Kievan Rus'
mainCountry Kievan Rus'
linked to: Kyivan Rus
pointInTime 988
precededBy Slavic paganism in Kievan Rus'
religion Byzantine Rite Christianity
linked to: Byzantine Rite

Eastern Orthodox Christianity
significantEvent baptism of Vladimir the Great in Chersonesus
destruction of pagan idols in Kyiv
establishment of the metropolitan see in Kyiv
mass baptism in Kyiv
significantFigure Anna Porphyrogenita
Byzantine Emperor Basil II
linked to: Basil II

Patriarch of Constantinople
Vladimir the Great
startTime circa 980s
tradition Eastern Orthodox tradition

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Christianization of Europe hasPart Christianization of Kievan Rus'
Kyivan Rus significantEvent Christianization of Rus
linked to: Christianization of Kievan Rus'
East Slavs christianization Christianization of Kievan Rus'
Rus' chronicles mainTheme Christianization of Rus'
linked to: Christianization of Kievan Rus'
Vladimir the Great notableFor Christianization of Kievan Rus'
Vladimir the Great symbolOf Christianization of Eastern Slavs
linked to: Christianization of Kievan Rus'
Christianization of Kievan Rus' hasCause baptism of Vladimir the Great
linked to: Christianization of Kievan Rus'
Christianization of Bulgaria relatedTo Christianization of Kievan Rus'
Metropolis of Kiev and all Rus' associatedWithEvent Christianization of Kievan Rus'
Rus' event Christianization of Rus'
linked to: Christianization of Kievan Rus'
Middle Byzantine period hasEvent Christianization of Kievan Rus'
History of the Russian State coversTopic Christianization of Rus
linked to: Christianization of Kievan Rus'
Viking (film) mainSubject Christianization of Kievan Rus'
subject linked to: Viking
Viking (film) narrativeFocus Christianization of Kievan Rus'
subject linked to: Viking
Grand Prince of Kiev notableEvent Christianization of Kievan Rus'
Tale of Bygone Years mainSubject Christianization of Kievan Rus'
Hypatian Chronicle describesEvent Christianization of Kievan Rus'
Christianization of Lithuania precededBy Christianization of Kievan Rus'
Berestove, near Kiev associatedWith Christianization of Kievan Rus'
Church of the Tithes partOf Christianization of Kievan Rus'
Principality of Kiev significantEvent Christianization of Kievan Rus'
Anna Porphyrogenita eventAssociatedWith Christianization of Kievan Rus'
Anna Porphyrogenita eventAssociatedWith Baptism of Vladimir the Great
linked to: Christianization of Kievan Rus'
Olga of Kiev influenced Christianization of Kievan Rus'
subject linked to: Olga Prekrasa
Prince of Volhynia significantEvent Christianization of Kievan Rus'
Gleb of Kiev associatedWith Christianization of Kievan Rus'
Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus' influenced Christianization of East Slavs
linked to: Christianization of Kievan Rus'
Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus' linkedToEvent Christianization of Kievan Rus'
Christianization of the Slavs resultedIn Christianization of Kievan Rus'
Christianization of the Slavs resultedIn Christianization of the Rus'
linked to: Christianization of Kievan Rus'
Christianization of the Slavs resultedIn Christianization of the East Slavs
linked to: Christianization of Kievan Rus'
Christianization of the Slavs associatedWith Baptism of Kievan Rus'
linked to: Christianization of Kievan Rus'
Viktor Vasnetsov notableWork The Baptism of Rus'
linked to: Christianization of Kievan Rus'