July 24 Eastern Rite Christians celebrate St. Olga's Day. She became the first ruler of Kievan Rus, who converted to Christianity, and is also considered the patroness of widows and the Orthodox faith..

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history of the holiday.

According to some reports, Olga was the daughter of Prophetic Oleg, who married her to Prince Igor of Kyiv.. But there is no exact data on the origin of the saint, her Pskov and Bulgarian origin is also mentioned..

Olga married Igor in 903, the couple had a son, Svyatoslav. When he was three years old, the Drevlyans killed Igor and sent the princess the body of her husband along with the matchmakers, who offered her to marry again.

Olga refused to marry and ordered the ambassadors to be buried along with the boat on which they arrived. After that, the princess ordered to burn the city of Iskorosten, the capital of the Drevlyans..

She was baptized in 955 or 957. She was baptized under the name of Elena by Emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus himself (or his son and co-ruler Roman) and Patriarch Theophylact. Olga wanted to introduce Svyatoslav to the Christian faith, but he refused.

But already the grandson of the princess, Vladimir the Great, baptized Kievan Rus.

Olga died in 969, and she was canonized as a saint in the 16th century..

What not to do on a holiday.

On this day you can not swear, quarrel and swear. At the same time, the ban extends not only to relationships with other people.. Can't complain about fate or some things.

Can't do physical work. It is also forbidden to sew, knit and embroider.