Circa 988 CE, July 28
Baptism of Kievan Rus' ruler Vladimir the Great c. July, 28, 988, leading to the Christianization of the region. The Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church both canonized him as Saint Vladimir, around 1240.
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Baptism of Kievan Rus' ruler Vladimir the Great c. July, 28, 988, leading to the Christianization of the region. The Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church both canonized him as Saint Vladimir, around 1240.