Volodymyr the Great

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Volodymyr the Great was the Grand Prince of Kyiv who consolidated the Kievan Rus' state and is renowned for Christianizing it in the late 10th century.

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Prince Volodymyr the Great 1
Saint Volodymyr 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian convert
Grand Prince of Kyiv
historical figure
member of the Rurik dynasty
ruler
saint
alsoKnownAs Saint Vladimir NERFINISHED
Vladimir Sviatoslavich NERFINISHED
Vladimir the Great NERFINISHED
Volodymyr Sviatoslavych NERFINISHED
baptismDate c. 988
baptismPlace Chersonesus in Crimea NERFINISHED
birthDate c. 958
burialPlace Church of the Tithes, Kyiv NERFINISHED
canonizationStatus saint in Eastern Orthodox Church
saint in Roman Catholic Church
capital Kyiv NERFINISHED
child Boris of Kyiv NERFINISHED
Gleb of Kyiv NERFINISHED
Sviatopolk I of Kyiv NERFINISHED
Yaroslav the Wise NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Kievan Rus' NERFINISHED
deathDate 15 July 1015
deathPlace Berestove, near Kyiv NERFINISHED
dynasty Rurik dynasty NERFINISHED
ethnicCulture East Slavic
father Sviatoslav I of Kyiv NERFINISHED
foreignRelations Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
implemented mass baptism of Kyiv's inhabitants
introduced Byzantine Christian clergy to Kievan Rus'
knownFor Christianization of Kievan Rus' NERFINISHED
adoption of Christianity as state religion
consolidation of Kievan Rus' state
militaryCampaignsAgainst Polotsk NERFINISHED
Volga Bulgars NERFINISHED
mother Malusha NERFINISHED
notableEvent Baptism of Rus' NERFINISHED
patronage Kyiv NERFINISHED
Ukraine NERFINISHED
positionHeld Grand Prince of Kyiv NERFINISHED
Prince of Novgorod NERFINISHED
reignEnd 1015
reignOver Kievan Rus' NERFINISHED
reignStart c. 980
religion Christianity
religionBeforeConversion Slavic paganism
spouse Anna Porphyrogenita NERFINISHED
Rogneda of Polotsk NERFINISHED
veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

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Tryzub historicallyAssociatedWith Volodymyr the Great
Saint Volodymyr's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery namedAfter Volodymyr the Great
this entity surface form: Saint Volodymyr
Volodymyr namedAfter Volodymyr the Great
this entity surface form: Prince Volodymyr the Great