​ 1030 YEAR ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS OF THE BAPTISM OF KYIVAN- RUS! ​ On the 27th & 28th of July 2018 our Patriarchate in Kyiv celebrated the 1030 year anniversary of the Baptism of Kyivan-Rus. With celebrative Vespers and Patriarchal Divine Liturgy and the Procession from St Vladimirs Cathedral to the Statue of St Vladimir at the foot of the Dnpier River. With up to 150,000 people taking place in the festive procession and thousands of clergy with our bishops, our Patriarch