09 Works, Today, July 11th, is Saint Olga’s day, her story in art #192
1 min readJul 11, 2020
St. Olga. Holy Princess Olga
Mural sketch of St. Vladimir’s Cathedral in Kiev
Oil on Canvas
104x39.5 cm
Private collection
Saint Olga, also called Helga or Saint Olga of Kiev, (born c. 890 — died 969, Kiev), was the first recorded female ruler in Russia and the first member of the ruling family of Kiev to adopt Christianity. She was canonized as the first Russian saint of the Orthodox Church and is the patron saint of widows and converts…