Vladimir the Great, Saint

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• The Religion of Russia —     The Religion of Russia     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Religion of Russia     A. The Origin of Russian Christianity     There are two theories in regard to the early Christianity of Russia; according to one of them, Russia was Catholic from …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Vladimir I — [vlad′ə mir; ] Russ [ vlä dē′mir] 956? 1015; Russ. ruler & prince of Kiev (980 1015): converted to Christianity (989), which he introduced into Russia: his day is July 15: called the Great: also Saint Vladimir * * * ▪ grand prince of Kiev in full …   Universalium

• List of people known as The Great — This is a list of people whose names in English are commonly appended with the phrase the Great , or who were called that or an equivalent phrase in their own language. Other languages have their own suffixes such as e Bozorg and e azam in… …   Wikipedia

• Saint Petersburg State University — Leningrad State University redirects here. For the present day university known under the same name, see Leningrad State University named after Pushkin. Saint Petersburg State University Санкт Петербургский государственный университет Arms of the …   Wikipedia

• Vladimir — Infobox Russian city EnglishName=Vladimir RussianName=Владимир Skyline=Russia Vladimir Vicinity.jpg Skyline LatDeg=56 LatMin=9 LatSec LonDeg=40 LonMin=25 LonSec LocatorMap LocatorMapLegend CityDay=May 1 FederalSubject=Vladimir Oblast… …   Wikipedia

• Vladimir — /vlad euh mear /; Russ. /vlu dyee mirdd/, n. 1. Saint. Also, Vladimir I, Wladimir. (Vladimir the Great)A.D. c956 1015, first Christian grand prince of Russia 980 1015. 2. a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, E of Moscow. 343,000. 3. a… …   Universalium

• saint — saintless, adj. /saynt/, n. 1. any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, esp. by canonization. 2. a person of great holiness, virtue, or benevolence. 3. a founder, sponsor, or… …   Universalium

• Saint — 1347 80, Italian ascetic and mystic. died A.D. 731, pope 715 731. died A.D. 741, pope 731 741. died A.D. 352, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 337 352. died A.D. 683, Sicilian ecclesiastic: pope 682 683. died A.D. 855, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 847… …   Universalium