This Saint Volodymyr the Great prayer card commemorates the Grand Prince of Kyivan Rus’ (c. 958–1015), who embraced Christianity and brought baptism to his people in 988. His conversion marked the beginning of the Christianization of the Slavic peoples and laid the foundation for centuries of faith and culture in Eastern Europe.
Saint Volodymyr is honored in the Ruthenian and Ukrainian Catholic Churches as the Baptizer of Rus’, and he is remembered for turning from worldly power to serve Christ as a true Christian ruler. His feast day celebrates the moment when an entire nation turned to the Gospel through his leadership.
This prayer card is crafted for devotion, education, or as a meaningful gift for those who cherish the Eastern Catholic heritage and its roots in Kyivan Rus’.
Traditions:
Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church (commemorated as Saint Vladimir)
Orthodox Churches (Greek, Russian, OCA, ROCOR, Serbian, Bulgarian, Romanian, Georgian) — for duplication in those stores
Feast Day: July 15 (Byzantine and Roman calendars)
Title: Grand Prince of Kyivan Rus’, Equal-to-the-Apostles, Baptizer of Rus’
Veneration: Widely revered as the enlightener of the Slavic peoples
The Saint Volodymyr the Great prayer card is a reminder of the transformative power of baptism and the legacy of faith passed down through generations of the Ruthenian and Slavic Churches.
This Saint Volodymyr the Great prayer card commemorates the Grand Prince of Kyivan Rus’ (c. 958–1015), who embraced Christianity and brought baptism to his people in 988. His conversion marked the beginning of the Christianization of the Slavic peoples and laid the foundation for centuries of faith and culture in Eastern Europe.
Saint Volodymyr is honored in the Ruthenian and Ukrainian Catholic Churches as the Baptizer of Rus’, and he is remembered for turning from worldly power to serve Christ as a true Christian ruler. His feast day celebrates the moment when an entire nation turned to the Gospel through his leadership.
This prayer card is crafted for devotion, education, or as a meaningful gift for those who cherish the Eastern Catholic heritage and its roots in Kyivan Rus’.
Traditions:
Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church (commemorated as Saint Vladimir)
Orthodox Churches (Greek, Russian, OCA, ROCOR, Serbian, Bulgarian, Romanian, Georgian) — for duplication in those stores
Feast Day: July 15 (Byzantine and Roman calendars)
Title: Grand Prince of Kyivan Rus’, Equal-to-the-Apostles, Baptizer of Rus’
Veneration: Widely revered as the enlightener of the Slavic peoples
The Saint Volodymyr the Great prayer card is a reminder of the transformative power of baptism and the legacy of faith passed down through generations of the Ruthenian and Slavic Churches.
