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  • Record Number: 9550
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Poppe , Andrzej.
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  • Title: Once Again Concerning the Baptism of Olga, Archontiss of Rus' [The author explores the circumstances of Princess Olga's baptism in Constantinople, arguing that she was the goddaughter of the imperial couple. Poppe also suggests that Olga attempted to secure a bishop and missionaries for Russia from Constantinople. When the help did not materialize, she turned to the German ruler, Otto I. Article republished in Andrzej Poppe's Christian Russia in the Making. Ashgate Variorum, 2007. Article 2. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
  • Source URL: Dumbarton Oaks Papers (Full Text via JSTOR) 46 (1992): 271-277. Homo Byzantinus: Papers in Honor of Alexander Kazhdan. Link Info target = '_blank'>Dumbarton Oaks Papers (Full Text via JSTOR) 46 (1992): 271-277. Homo Byzantinus: Papers in Honor of Alexander Kazhdan. Link Info
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  • Article Type: Journal Article
  • Subject (See Also): Baptisms Byzantium Conversion, Religious Missionaries Olga, Princess of Kiev Princesses
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  • Geographic Area: Eastern Mediterranean;Russia
  • Century: 10
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  • Author's Affiliation: University of Warsaw
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  • Year of Publication: 1992.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN/ISBN: 00707546
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