Equal-to-the-Apostles St. Vladimir, and the Baptism of Rus’

When we behold the image of Holy Prince Vladimir, his hair graying, we unwittingly ascribe to the wisdom of his years his great life’s accomplishment—the adoption of Christianity and the illumination of the people of Rus with the light of Faith in Christ.

7/25/2022

St. Vladimir, Prince of Russia, Equal to the Apostles

St. Nikolai (Velimirovich)

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St. Vladimir, Prince of Russia, Equal to the Apostles

St. Nikolai (Velimirovich)

That man who would not hold back from any earthly pleasures, who reached the limits of every looseness, debauchery, uncontrolled blood-thirstiness, thievery, violent vengeance – had to die with his old soul and start living with a new one.

Praise of St. Vladimir

Metropolitan Hilarion of Kiev

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Praise of St. Vladimir

Metropolitan Hilarion of Kiev

Arise, honored dead, from your grave! Arise, shake off your sleep, for you are not dead, but sleep to the day of the common resurrection. Arise! You are not dead, for it is not right for you to die, who have believed in Christ who is the life of the whole world. Shake off your sleep, lift your eyes, that you may see with what honors the Lord has showered you above, and how you live unforgotten upon earth through your son!

Equal of the Apostles Great Prince Vladimir, in Holy Baptism Basil, the Enlightener of the Russian Land

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Equal of the Apostles Great Prince Vladimir, in Holy Baptism Basil, the Enlightener of the Russian Land

The Holy Great Prince Vladimir, Equal of the Apostles. Few names in the annals of history can compare in significance with the name of St Vladimir, the Baptizer of Rus, who stands at the beginning of the spiritual destiny of the Russian Church and the Russian Orthodox people. 

The Baptism of Rus' and the Legacy to the Russian People of Holy Prince Vladimir

Archbishop Averky (Taushev)

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The Baptism of Rus' and the Legacy to the Russian People of Holy Prince Vladimir

Archbishop Averky (Taushev)

The warlike prince, though he decided to convert to Christianity, could not without Divine intervention, humble his soul to the degree sufficient to appeal to the Greeks with the meek request to be baptized and to be taught, together with his people, about the new faith. At the same time, his innate wisdom and refined political instinct told him asking this of the Greeks would not be without danger.

Thoughts of Protopriest Victor Ilienko of Blessed Memory on the Feast Day of St Vladimir, Equal-to-the-Apostles

Protopriest Victor Ilienko

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Thoughts of Protopriest Victor Ilienko of Blessed Memory on the Feast Day of St Vladimir, Equal-to-the-Apostles

Protopriest Victor Ilienko

Holy Prince Vladimir, seeking the good jewel, obtained the most invaluable of all jewels—Christ Himself. As did the man from the Gospel, who, finding a field with buried treasure, sells everything he had and buys the field, so did Prince Vladimir, obtaining Christ, abandoned his pagan lifestyle with all its pleasures.

Service for Baptism of Rus’ in English available for download

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Service for Baptism of Rus’ in English available for download

With the blessing of His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America and New York, the First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, the service has been translated into English and is available for download online.

The Birth of Civilization, or the Baptism of Russia as a Turning Point in Russian History

Professor Alexei Svetozarsky, Vitaly Kaplan

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The Birth of Civilization, or the Baptism of Russia as a Turning Point in Russian History

Professor Alexei Svetozarsky, Vitaly Kaplan

Of course, the majority of people did not understand the full depth of the Christian teaching, but they accepted it in the simplicity of their hearts, out of trust. It is a distinctive characteristic of patriarchal societies: “This is what our elders did, and we will imitate it.” For example, the Tale of Bygone Years conveys this position as follows: if the prince, the boyars, and the armed force (“druzhina”) had not assessed this faith positively and had not considered it to be their own, then they would have had no reason to get baptized.

What Was the Moral Strenth of Holy Grand Prince Vladimir?

St. John (Maximovich) of Shanghai and San Francisco

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What Was the Moral Strenth of Holy Grand Prince Vladimir?

St. John (Maximovich) of Shanghai and San Francisco

He was the conqueror of his own self, and through this he ruled others, and preached Christ with his deeds in every realm of life. He served the true God as an individual, as the head of a family, as a leader, as a judge, a ruler, a sovereign.

“It was the historical path that God had in store for Russia”

Bishop Pachomy (Bruskov) speaks about Prince Vladimir’s choice

Bishop Pachomy (Bruskov)

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“It was the historical path that God had in store for Russia”

Bishop Pachomy (Bruskov) speaks about Prince Vladimir’s choice

Bishop Pachomy (Bruskov)

Christianity did not happen in Russia as a result of a stroke of a single ruler’s pen. It has spread among our forefathers earlier.ff

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