RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Vladimir the Great

958 - 1015

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Vladimir I Sviatoslavich or Volodymyr I Sviatoslavych (Old East Slavic: Володимѣръ Свѧтославичь, romanized: Volodiměr Svętoslavič; Christian name: Basil; c. 958 – 15 July 1015), given the epithet "the Great", was Prince of Novgorod from 970 and Grand Prince of Kiev from 978 until his death in 1015. The Eastern Orthodox Church canonised him as Saint Vladimir. Vladimir's father was Sviatoslav I of the Rurik dynasty. After the death of his father in 972, Vladimir, who was then the prince of Novgorod, was forced to flee abroad after his brother Yaropolk murdered his other brother Oleg in 977 to become the sole ruler of Rus'. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vladimir the Great is the 282nd most popular religious figure (down from 164th in 2019), the 69th most popular biography from Russia (down from 56th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Russian Religious Figure.

Vladimir the Great was most famous for his conversion of the Slavs to Christianity.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Vladimir the Great ranks 282 out of 3,187. Before him are Tomás de Torquemada, Pope Honorius I, Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia, Pachomius the Great, Pope Sixtus III, and Pope Adeodatus I. After him are Pope Sergius III, Elizabeth of Hungary, John of the Cross, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Pope Lucius I, and Pope Pontian.

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Among people born in 958, Vladimir the Great ranks 2. Before him is Basil II. After him are Samuel of Bulgaria, Otto-William, Count of Burgundy, and Jayavarman V. Among people deceased in 1015, Vladimir the Great ranks 1. After him are Gavril Radomir of Bulgaria, Lambert I, Count of Louvain, Arduin of Ivrea, Ernest I, Duke of Swabia, Al-Sharif al-Radi, and Adelaide, Abbess of Vilich.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Vladimir the Great ranks 69 out of 3,761. Before him are Yaroslav the Wise (978), Andrei Tarkovsky (1932), Andrei Sakharov (1921), Boris Spassky (1937), Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia (1899), and Turhan Hatice Sultan (1627). After him are Rudolf Nureyev (1938), Mikhail Kutuzov (1745), Anna Pavlova (1881), Peter II of Russia (1715), Peter Carl Fabergé (1846), and Anna of Russia (1693).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Russia

Among religious figures born in Russia, Vladimir the Great ranks 2. Before him are Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia (1899). After him are Patriarch Kirill of Moscow (1946), Seraphim of Sarov (1754), Ilia II of Georgia (1933), Sergius of Radonezh (1314), Avvakum (1620), Patriarch Nikon of Moscow (1605), Nadezhda von Meck (1831), Eugen Sandow (1867), Basil Fool for Christ (1468), and Aleksandr Akimov (1953).

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