Saint Olga of Kiev
Also known as: Elena; Helena; Helga; Olga Prekrasa; Olga the Beauty; Olha
Saint
Feast Day
July 11
Died
July 11, 969
Biography
Saint Olga of Kiev, also known as Elena, Helena, Helga, Olga Prekrasa, Olga the Beauty, or Olha, was the first Christian queen of Ukraine. She was born in 879 in Pskov, Russia. In the year 903, she married Igor I, the Duke of Kiev, and together they ruled the Kievan Rus. Tragically, after Igor's assassination in 945, Olga found herself in a position of power as the regent for her son, Sviatoslav....
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