Christianization of Kievan Rus'

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Russian_Orthodox_Church
gptkb:Belarusian_Orthodox_Church
Ukrainian Orthodox Church
July 28
gptkbp:consequence adoption of Byzantine rites
establishment of dioceses
integration into Christian Europe
literacy through Church Slavonic
gptkbp:date 988
gptkbp:formerReligion gptkb:Slavic_paganism
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Christianization of Kievan Rus'
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Byzantine_Empire
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Vladimir_the_Great
gptkbp:legacy cultural ties with Byzantium
spread of Christianity in Eastern Slavs
formation of Christian art and architecture in Rus'
gptkbp:location gptkb:Kyiv
gptkb:Dnieper_River
gptkbp:method destruction of pagan idols
mass baptism
gptkbp:occurredIn gptkb:Kievan_Rus'
gptkbp:opposedBy pagan nobility
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Baptism_of_Vladimir_the_Great
gptkb:Baptism_of_Kiev
Christianization of Eastern Europe
gptkbp:religionAdopted gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Christianity
gptkbp:resultedIn adoption of Christianity as state religion
gptkbp:significance foundation of Russian Orthodox Church
gptkbp:supportedBy Byzantine clergy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kievan_Rus'
gptkb:Rurik_dynasty
gptkb:Saint_Vladimir
gptkb:Saint_Sophia_Cathedral,_Kyiv
gptkb:Vladimir_the_Great
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5