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Olga of Kiev. Olga ( Church Slavonic: Ольга; [2] [a] Old Norse: Helga; [3] c. 890–925 – 11 July 969) [4] was a regent of Kievan Rus' for her son Sviatoslav from 945 until 960. Following her baptism, Olga took the name Elenа. [b] She is known for her subjugation of the Drevlians, a tribe that had killed her husband Igor.
Apr 15, 2022 · Saint Olga of Kiev was a Viking royal who became the regent of Kievan Rus in 945 C.E. — and took epic revenge against the tribe that killed her husband. After Olga of Kyiv's enemies killed her husband, she devised punishment after punishment to avenge his murder.
Mar 29, 2024 · St. Olga (born c. 890—died 969, Kyiv; feast day July 11) was the princess who was the first recorded female ruler of the Rus and the first member of the ruling family of Kyivan Rus to adopt Christianity. She was canonized as the first Kyivan saint of the Orthodox Church and is the patron saint of widows and converts.
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Nov 11, 2019 · Jone Johnson Lewis. Updated on November 11, 2019. Princess Olga of Kiev, also known as St. Olga, is sometimes credited as founding, with her grandson Vladimir, what has come to be known as Russian Christianity (the Moscow Patriarchate within Eastern Orthodoxy).
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Oct 18, 2019 · Olga Of Kiev: The Murderous Medieval Tale You've Never Heard Of. 28:48Resume. October 18, 2019. Josh Crane. "The Exiled Queen" by u/decart. TL;DL (Too Long; Didn’t Listen): Olga of Kiev...
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May 10, 2022 · To be revered as a saint by both the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church, one must have led an extraordinary life. Such is the life of Olga of Kiev, a ruler whose deadly deeds and bureaucratic triumphs led to her reputation as a vindictive family-loyal autocrat who executed vengeance.
Olga ( Church Slavonic: Ольга; Old Norse: Helga; c. 890–925 – 11 July 969) was a regent of Kievan Rus' for her son Sviatoslav from 945 until 960. Following her baptism, Olga took the name Elenа. She is known for her subjugation of the Drevlians, a tribe that had killed her husband Igor.
