4/2/2024
Elena Butarova
He baptized Prince Vladimir in Chersonesos, instructed him in the faith. It was he who headed the Baptism of the Kievan people in the waters of the Dnieper River.
It would seem that a Greek could hardly understand the difficulties of a foreign country such as Russia. But great are the works of the Lord; not only did Metropolitan Theognost understand all the subtleties of Russia’s state of affairs, he sincerely accepted this country as his own, devoting the rest of his life to his new homeland.
