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St. Olga of Kyiv

July 1110th century

Feast day: July 11, and July 24 on the Old Calendar.

St. Olga of Kyiv (890-969) was a ruler of Kievan Rus' and the first of her people to be baptized as a Christian. Known for her wisdom and strong will, she traveled to Constantinople where she was baptized by the Patriarch.

Though she couldn't convert her pagan son, her grandson St. Vladimir would Christianize all of Rus'.

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