Open AccessThe cult of St. Barbara in Kiev
Author(s) -
Irina Vorobyova
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
ukraïnsʹke relìgìêznavstvo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2617-9792
pISSN - 2306-3548
DOI - 10.32420/2002.22.1343
Subject(s) - barbarian , martyr , cult , ancient history , art , history , classics , archaeology
Kyiv - “Jerusalem of the land of Rus” with its shrines, miraculous icons, churches, monasteries has always attracted thousands of pilgrims. For a long time, one of the most popular saints of Kiev was the martyr Barbarian.