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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.
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Sviatoslav or Svyatoslav I Igorevich (Old East Slavic:...
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Igor (Church Slavonic: Игорь; Old Norse: Ingvarr; c. 877 –...
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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.
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Reading. Saint Olga, renowned for her wisdom and sobriety, in her youth became the wife of Igor, Great Prince of Kiev, who ruled during the tenth century. After her husband's death, she herself ruled capably, and was finally moved to accept the Faith of Christ.
Jul 11, 2019 · Commemorated on July 11. Troparion & Kontakion. Saint Olga, Equal of the Apostles, was the wife of the Kievan Great Prince Igor. The struggle of Christianity with paganism under Igor and Olga, who reigned after Oleg (+ 912), entered into a new phase.
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. 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.
Mar 9, 2022 · Olga is still revered in Ukraine, and is seen as a righteous avenger and protector of families. After her death in 969, she was made a saint in both the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches, where she is the patron of widows and converts. She was even granted the status of “Equal to the Apostles” by the Church.
Feb 28, 2022 · published on 28 February 2022. In today’s video we are covering our first Saint worshipped both by the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches, revered for having first introduced Christianity amongst the Rus. These were a pagan people of Nordic descent, who ruled over a vast land in the early Middle Ages, from the Baltic to the Black Sea.
