Jul 5, 2023
Olga (Old East
Slavic: Вольга, romanized: Volĭga;[a] Old
Norse: Helga; Lith: Alge;
Christian name: Elena; c. 890–925 – 969) was
a regent of Kievan
Rus' for her son Sviatoslav from
945 until 960. Following her baptism, Olga took the
name Elenа (Old East
Slavic: Ѡлена, romanized: Olena).[2] She
is known for her subjugation of the Drevlians, a tribe
that had killed her husband Igor of Kiev. Even
though it was her grandson Vladimir who
converted the entire nation to Christianity, because of her efforts
to spread Christianity through
Rus', Olga is venerated as a saint in
the Eastern
Orthodox Church with the epithet "Equal to the
Apostles". Her feast day is
11 July.
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