Prologue: hagiographies of the saints
 
 
 
 
 
 

Saint Helena (Olga)     7/24/2013

Helena, was a great Russian princess who, before her baptism, was called Olga. Olga was the wife of Prince Igor. Patriarch Polyeuctus baptized her in Constantinople. She was very zealous for the Orthodox Faith in Russia. She entered into eternal rest in the year 969 A.D.