Gleb of Kiev

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Gleb of Kiev was an early 11th-century Kievan Rus' prince venerated as one of the first Russian saints and martyrs, traditionally regarded as a pious son of Vladimir the Great.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Boris and Gleb 4
Gleb of Kiev canonical 4
Gleb 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian saint
Eastern Orthodox saint
Kievan Rus' prince
Russian Orthodox saint
martyr
medieval noble
alsoKnownAs Gleb Vladimirovich
linked to: Gleb Sviatoslavich

Gleb the Passion-Bearer
linked to: Saint Gleb

Passion-Bearer Gleb
linked to: Saint Gleb

Saint Gleb
associatedLocation Kiev
linked to: Kyiv

Vyshhorod
associatedWith Christianization of Kievan Rus'
cult of Boris and Gleb
burialPlace Vyshhorod
canonizationStatus pre-congregation saint
canonizedBy Kievan Church
commemoratedWith Boris of Kiev
countryOfCitizenship Kievan Rus'
linked to: Kyivan Rus
deathCause murder
diedIn Kievan Rus'
linked to: Kyivan Rus
ethnicGroup East Slavs
father Vladimir the Great
feastDay 2 May (with Boris, some calendars)
24 July (Julian calendar)
6 August (Gregorian calendar, Orthodox)
givenName Gleb
linked to: Gleb of Kiev
hasParticularDevotionTo Jesus Christ
languageOfName Old East Slavic
mannerOfDeath assassination
mother Rogneda of Polotsk
notableFor being among the first canonized saints of Kievan Rus'
being one of the first Russian saints
martyrdom without armed resistance
patronage Kievan Rus'
linked to: Kyivan Rus

Russia (early cult)
positionHeld Prince in Kievan Rus'
religion Christianity
Eastern Orthodoxy
sibling Boris of Kiev
Sviatopolk the Accursed
Yaroslav the Wise
timePeriod early 11th century
title Passion-bearer
traditionallyRegardedAs pious son of Vladimir the Great
veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Russian Orthodox Church
Ukrainian Orthodox Church

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vladimir the Great child Gleb of Kiev
Gleb of Kiev givenName Gleb
linked to: Gleb of Kiev
Vladimir Sviatoslavich child Gleb of Kiev
Sviatopolk I of Kiev relative Gleb of Kiev
Boris of Kiev partOf Boris and Gleb
linked to: Gleb of Kiev
Boris of Kiev sibling Gleb of Kiev
Volodymyr the Great child Gleb of Kyiv
linked to: Gleb of Kiev
Zheglov givenName Gleb
linked to: Gleb of Kiev
Boris and Gleb Cathedral namedAfter Boris and Gleb
linked to: Gleb of Kiev
Boris and Gleb Cathedral hasAltarDedication Boris and Gleb
linked to: Gleb of Kiev
Borisoglebskaya Tower namedAfter Boris and Gleb
linked to: Gleb of Kiev