1. Baptism and marriage at Chersonesus

    · Chersonesus Taurica, Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine

    Baptism and marriage at Chersonesus
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    The chronicle tradition places Vladimir's baptism and subsequent marriage to Anna Porphyrogenita at Chersonesus after his capture of the city. The Chersonesus baptism tradition is disputed: medieval accounts differ on the sequence and on the place of baptism.

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