Jacob Chornoryzets

For the 6th century Middle Eastern monk, see Jacob the Monk (Lebanon).

Jacob the Monk (Ukrainian: Яків Чорноризець; Russian: Иаков Черноризец) was an 11th-century Russian monk and author.[1]

He is known for an ode to Vladimir the Great, for his conversion of Kievan Rus to Christianity in 988, as well as a work on Boris and Gleb.[2]

References

  1. ↑ AA Zimin, 'Pamjat' i pohvala Jakova mniha i zitie knjazja Vladimira po drevnejsemu spisku [Memorial and Panegyric of Jacob the Monk and Life of Prince Vladimir in the Most Ancient Version]', Kratkie soobscenija Instituta
  2. ↑ Vlasto, A. P. (1970). The Entry of the Slavs Into Christendom: An Introduction to the Medieval History of the Slavs. CUP Archive
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