La signification spirituelle du baptême de la Russie

The Baptism, in 988, of prince Vladimir, together with a part of the people of the State of Kiev, may be considered as the starting point of the evangelisation of the oriental slavic people. Although deeply indebted of the religious byzantine tradition the life of Christian Russia took on some original patterns by being deeply rooted in the slavic culture, namely through the translation of Scripture, the liturgical language , certain religious architectural characteristics ... According to the russian orthodox vision, the Church has as eschatological destiny to transfigure the world so as to make it, through its liturgy and the witnessing of its saints, a temple illumined by divine Glory.Ivlijev Ianuarij. La signification spirituelle du baptême de la Russie. In: Revue théologique de Louvain, 19ᵉ année, fasc. 3, 1988. pp. 269-275