St. Vladimir the Great & The Introduction of Eastern Rite Christianity to Rus’
Vladimir the Great was the Prince of Novgorod, Grand Prince of Kiev and ruler of Kievan Rus’ from 980-1015. When he came into power, Slavic paganism was the predominant practice in Rus’. Early in his reign, Vladimir decided to embrace a theistic religion, and sent emissaries to evaluate several religions, including Roman (Western Rite) Christianity […]