Talk:Vladimir I of Kiev
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http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintv09.htm shows that his July 15 feast day is Roman Catholic, not only Eastern orthodox.
This is one of the worst yet. "As a heathen, he had several wives" WTF??? JHK
- Read on! As a heathen he put up statues and subdued other peoples. Evidently there's a causal link. MichaelTinkler
Bad Heathens! Bad, bad heathens! JHK
I wonder about the Yaroslav the Wise holding Novgorod 'in fief'. Is that term applicable (other than by analogy) to 10th c. Russia? I fear it's a fragment of Catholic Encyclopedia.MichaelTinkler
- Yep, there it was in the Catholic Encyclopedia. I'm going to cut the 'in fief'.MichaelTinkler
and did you know that if you google kherson, 2 of the top 10 hits are marriage-agencies? *sigh*.
The tragedy is that I used to use the Catholic Encyclopedia: I've gone off it completely after being treated to HJ's selections. Agree on the "fief" twaddle - I just wasn't cutting enough. Slash and burn! User:David Parker
- CE is still ok in parts -- but not as the only source. I have found an excellent online source...will send it to you if I can figure out how! User:JHK
It was Perun not Odin and Thor whose statues Vladimir erected. Though Perun is a slavic analog of Odin. --maqs 23:40, Nov 26, 2004 (UTC)
Another important thing: St. Vladimir was baptised in Chersonesos (in Crimea, now in suburbs of Sevastopol, founded by greeks in 422-421 BC). Since 16 c. AD that city was usually called Chersonesos of Tavria (Khersones Tavricheskiy, Russian Херсонес Таврический ) or Kherson/Korsun'.
The city of Kherson the article linked to was founded in 1778 AD in memory of Chersonesos.
--maqs 00:10, Nov 27, 2004 (UTC)
