St. Elias
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St. Elias is associated with a church in Kiev where Christians in Igor's court took oaths for the Rus'–Byzantine Treaty in 945. The church is named after him and was a place of Christian worship in Kiev.
When
- First attested
- 945 CE
- Attested period
- 945 – 945
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in connection with the Rus'–Byzantine Treaty.
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Christians in Igor's court who had taken oaths at the St. Elias Church in Kiev for the Rus'–Byzantine Treaty in 945—but she was the most powerful Rus' individual to undergo baptism during her life.”
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