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'
Christianization of Polotsk → partOf → Christianization of the East Slavs ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Kievan Rus'
Christianization of Polotsk → relatedTo → Christianization of Kievan Rus' ⓘ
Vladimir Sviatoslavich → notableFor → Christianization of Kievan Rus' ⓘ
Vladimir Sviatoslavich → associatedWith → Christianization of Eastern Slavs ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Kievan Rus'
Boris of Kiev → associatedWith → Christianization of Kievan Rus' ⓘ
Rus → religiousConversionEvent → Christianization of Rus' ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Kievan Rus'
Christianization of Hungary → relatedTo → Christianization of Kievan Rus' ⓘ
Volodymyr the Great → knownFor → Christianization of Kievan Rus' ⓘ
Volodymyr the Great → notableEvent → Baptism of Rus' ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Kievan Rus'
Rus'–Byzantine Wars → relatedTo → Christianization of Kievan Rus' ⓘ
Kyiv Metropolis → establishedAfter → Christianization of Kievan Rus' ⓘ
Kyiv Metropolis → significantEvent → Christianization of Kievan Rus' ⓘ
seal of Volodymyr the Great → associatedWith → Christianization of Rus ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Kievan Rus'
Church of the Nativity of Our Lady on Peryn → associatedWith → Christianization of Novgorod ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Kievan Rus'
Church of the Nativity of Our Lady on Peryn → associatedWith → Christianization of Rus' ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Kievan Rus'
Mokosh → cultSuppressedBy → Christianization of Kievan Rus' ⓘ
Рюриковичи → significantEvent → крещение Руси ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Kievan Rus'