Statue

Saint Volodymyr

Erection date: 1988

Inscription

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St. Volodymyr, ruler of Ukraine 980-1015, erected by Ukrainians in Great Britain in 1988 to celebrate the establishment of christianity in Ukraine by St. Volodymyr in 988.

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Mol Leo 87
Guss Strehle

Site: Saint Volodymyr (1 memorial)

W11, Holland Park Avenue

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Saint Volodymyr

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Saint Volodymyr

Prince, born in Pskov, now in Russia. Also known as Vladimir I of Kyiv and Vl...

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Saint Volodymyr

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Guss Strehle

The foundry in Germany where the statue of Saint Volodymyr was cast.

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Leo Mol

Artist and sculptor. Born Leonid Molodozhanyn in Polonne, Ukraine. Studied at...

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