The choir of the Patriarchal Metochion performed for the guests. They could also get acquainted with two exhibitions dedicated to the Baptism of Rus' and the Novgorod icon of the 13-16th centuries.

The national observance of the Baptism of Kievan Rus’, on 28 July ... of St Sergius, where Rublev's icon of the Trinity will now take centre stage again. The following year Gorbachev travelled ...

After that, the patriarch will visit a mother and child health center, consecrate the Church of the Smolensk Icon of the Mother ... on the eve of the Baptism of Rus Day was held in Kiev.

MOSCOW, July 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- On July 27, 2021, in Kiev, on the eve of the 1033th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus', after a thanksgiving ... and miracle-working icons of the Most Holy ...

These people are the heirs of the Ancient Rus, baptised in Khersones by Prince Volodymyr." For reference: The baptism of Kyivan Rus [referred to in the guide as "Ancient Rus" - ed.] took place in ...

All residential areas of Ukraine will mark the 1025th anniversary of the Day of the Baptism of the Rus, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has said. "We have to mark the 1025th anniversary at the ...

Celebrating the 1,025th anniversary of the baptism of Kyivan Rus, a medieval federation of eastern Slavic princedoms, both sent a clear message: Don’t stray from the common space of our Russian ...

Pope Benedict XVI could visit Ukraine on July 28 to attend celebrations of the 1025th anniversary of the Baptism of the Rus, Komsomolskaya Pravda v Ukraine reported on Wednesday. "The Patriarch of ...

The crucial moment in the lengthy process of the Christianization of the eastern Slavic peoples was the Baptism of Rus’ in 988. Then, the baptized Kyivan Prince Vladimir returned to his capital ...