Sources to the early history of the Vladimir Diocese

The personal baptism of Prince Volodymyr, the baptism of the Kievan people and theconstruction of the Church of the Tithes of the Blessed Virgin were described in Rus ́chronicles and stated the Rus ́ baptism at 988. The information about the Christianity spreading to other territories of the Kievan...

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Main Author: Yurij Dyba
Format: Article
Language:Ukrainian
Published: EIKΩN, publishing house of the Volyn Orthodox Theological Academy 2017-10-01
Series:Волинський благовісник
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Online Access:http://vb.vpba.edu.ua/141
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Summary:The personal baptism of Prince Volodymyr, the baptism of the Kievan people and theconstruction of the Church of the Tithes of the Blessed Virgin were described in Rus ́chronicles and stated the Rus ́ baptism at 988. The information about the Christianity spreading to other territories of the Kievan state, in particular to Volyn, in the "Primary Chronicle" was notpresented. The present article deals with the demonstration and critical analyzes of the entire spectrum of known historical evidence that are currently related to the topic of Christianization of Volyn and the beginnings of the Vladimir Diocese.
ISSN:2519-4348