Divine service for the 1020th anniversary of the baptism of Kyivan Rus

July 15, 2008, Kyiv.

The video shows the solemn events on the occasion of the celebration in Ukraine of the 1020th anniversary of the Baptism of Kyivan Rus. St. Sophia Cathedral, Divine service with the participation of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, consecration of the bells of the St. Sophia Bell Tower, the presence of the President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko with his wife and government officials, the territory of St. Sophia Cathedral, the opening of the gallery of portraits of prominent figures of Ukraine in the Ukrainian House, Yushchenko presents the patriarch with a silver jubilee coin for the 1020th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus, speeches by Yushchenko and Bartholomew I, gifts from Constantinople to the Ukrainian nation, paintings and icons of the gallery.