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Moscow and Kiev celebrate the Baptism of Rus’, but separately
August 01, 2018
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CWN Editor's Note: Catholics and Orthodox Christians venerate Vladimir the Great (d. 1015) as a saint; under his rule, the people of Kievan Rus’ (map) were baptized in 988.
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