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The story of Saint Olga of Kiev, woven through the intricate tapestry of the tenth century, is a fascinating narrative of personal tragedy, retribution, spiritual transformation, and profound influence on the religious and cultural landscape of an entire nation. History Rulers 15 June 2023
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Natasha sheldon - February 11, 2018 Olga of Kiev lived a life of extremes. The descendant of Viking mercenaries and traders, she married Igor, the Rus Prince of Kiev. When client tribe slew her husband, Olga's Viking blood shone through.
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The Slaying of a Prince Following in the footsteps of his father and his guardian, Igor continued engaging in successful conquests, raiding the neighbouring territories and exacting heavy tributes to fill his coffers. But Igor was greedy, and he wanted more.
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St. Olga (born c. 890—died 969, Kyiv; feast day July 11) 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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Olga of Kyiv, consort of Igor, second ruler of the Rurikid dynasty, is today recognised as one of Eastern Orthodoxy's greatest saints.
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January 25, 2023. Early Middle Ages, Central Eurasia. Simon Duits. 14. Olga of Kiev ruled the Rus' - a medieval people in Ukraine related to the Vikings - for over 15 years. She is primarily known for her christianizing influence on the Rus' lands during her later years in power. But the start of her regency is just as compelling a story.
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November 20, 2022 Against my better instincts, I'm going to start this with a tired old bromide: "Hell hath no fury like a woman whose husband got ripped in half by birch trees." I know, I know—the saying is so trite at this point that its wisdom often feels lost. But there's a true story behind this chestnut.
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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.
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St. Olga 879-969 Married in 903 to Prince Igor I of Kievan, Rus'. She was a cruel and barbarous woman (she scalded her husband's murderers to death in 945 and murdered hundreds of their followers) until she was baptized at Constantinople in 957. She then requested Emperor Otto I to send missionaries to Kiev.
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Feast Day: 11 July. "Equal-to-the-Apostles", "Viking Saint Queen of Russia", "Missionary to Ukraine", "Scourge of the Drevlians": all titles this famed warrior women held. To say that Saint Olga of Kiev lived a colourful life may be quite the understatement. Born to royalty, she became queen of one of the most powerful countries.
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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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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. She traveled to Constantinople to receive Holy Baptism.
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Olga 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. Even though it was her grandson Vladimir who adopted Christianity and made it the state religion, she was the first ruler to be baptized.
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Often hailed as the founder of Russian Christianity, St. Olga of Kiev (also Kyiv) was canonized almost 600 years after her death in honor of her efforts to introduce Christianity to the medieval kingdom of the Kievan Rus. In the Christian church, individuals throughout history have been raised to sainthood for a wide variety of reasons.
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Olga's son honored her Christian conversion and allowed a Christian priest to conduct the funeral. She was later named a saint and the patron of widows and converts by the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church. Today Olga is remembered and honored in Ukraine as a living symbol of strength, power, and fortitude.
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Updated June 7, 2022 Saint Olga of Kiev was the 10th-century princess of Kievan Rus who enacted bloodthirsty revenge on the tribe that killed her husband, the Grand Prince Igor I. Nikolay Bruni/Wikimedia Commons Saint Olga of Kiev, the princess who brutally tormented her enemies.