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Ingegerd Olofsdotter

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assumed the throne as King of Norway, he proposed a royal marriage alliance. In 1016, noblemen of both countries tried to arrange a marriage between King Olaf and Princess Ingegerd. Olof Skötkonung agreed at first but later he reneged. Rather he agreed to the marriage of his daughter,
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Disdaining all the allurements of vanity and donning the coarse robes of a monastic, O wondrous and sacred Anna, thou gavest thyself over to fasting and prayer, ever entreating Christ thy Master, that He deliver thy people from the all want and misfortune.
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O joy of the Swedish people, thou didst gladden the Russian realm, filling it with grace and purity, adorning its throne with majesty, lustrous in piety like a priceless gem set in a splendid royal crown.
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St. Anna, Grand Duchess of Novgorod, She was the daughter of Swedish King Olaf Sketktung, the "All-Christian King," who did much to spread Orthodoxy in Scandinavia, and the pious Queen Astrida.
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Ingegerd died on 10 February 1050. Upon her death, according to different sources, Ingegerd was buried in either Saint Sophia's Cathedral in Kiev or Cathedral of St. Sophia in Novgorod.
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In Sweden she was known as Princess Indegard; she married Yaroslav I “the Wise“, Grand Prince of Kiev, who was the founder of the Saint Sophia Cathedral in 1016, taking the name Irene.
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Her daughters were Anna, Queen of France, Queen Anastasia of Hungary, and Queen Elizabeth (Elisiv) of Norway. The whole family was profoundly devout and pious.
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by thy Russian subjects, who perceived in thee the divine and ineffable peace; but when thou didst submit to monastic obedience, thou didst take the new name,
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She is perhaps best known as the mother of Vsevolod of , himself the father of Vladimir Monomakh and progenitor of the Princes of Moscow.
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Wed in honourable matrimony, O holy Anna, thou didst live in concord with thy royal spouse, the right-believing and most wise Prince
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She reposed in 1050 in the Cathedral of Holy Wisdom (St. Sophia) in Kiev, having been tonsured a monastic with the name of Anna.
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and having born him holy offspring, after his repose thou didst betroth thyself unto the Lord as thy heavenly Bridegroom.
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Olof Skötkonung subsequently arranged for the marriage of Princess Ingegerd to the powerful Grand Prince
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Together Ingegerd and Yaroslav had six sons and four daughters; three of the latter becoming Queens of
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with whom Sweden had a flourishing trade relationship. The marriage took place in 1019.
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Ingegerd was born a princess in the court of King Olof Skötkonung. In 1015, after
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Samuel Hazzard Cross (April 1929). "Yaroslav the Wise in Norse Tradition".
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representing the daughters of Ingegerd and Yaroslav I. Anna wife of
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is probably the youngest, while other daughters are Anastasia wife of
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The following was stated by the church in reference to her sainthood:
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And 4 stichera, in Tone I: Spec. Mel.: Joy of the ranks of heaven
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in the baptismal waters, O venerable one, thou wast called
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after the honoured ancestor of Christ, the King of kings.
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This article is about a person whose name includes a
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She is venerated as a saint in the 980:11th-century people from Kievan Rus' 404:Feast days: 10 February, 4 October. 990:11th-century women from Kievan Rus' 280: 105:Anastasia, Queen consort of Hungary 13: 861:"VIKING PRINCESS, CHRISTIAN SAINT" 243:, she received as a marriage gift 14: 1006: 776: 597:. svenhgullman.nu. Archived from 184:from 1019 to 1050 as the wife of 945:Grand princesses consort of Kiev 593:Sven H. Gullman (May 14, 2008). 463:Agatha, wife of Edward the Exile 750: 724: 702: 101:Elisiv, Queen consort of Norway 902:Grand Princess consort of Kiev 680: 658: 635: 613: 586: 545: 522: 500: 78:Saint Sophia's Cathedral, Kiev 35:Grand Princess consort of Kiev 1: 955:11th-century Christian saints 493: 432:, and perhaps Agatha wife of 109:Anne, Queen consort of France 68:10 February 1050 (aged 48/49) 970:Family of Vladimir the Great 510:. ortodoks.org. May 14, 2008 418:St. Sophia Cathedral in Kiev 288: 7: 985:11th-century Swedish people 757:Lars O. 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Index

patronymic
Grand Princess consort of Kiev
Sweden
Saint Sophia's Cathedral, Kiev
Yaroslav I the Wise
Issue
Elisiv, Queen consort of Norway
Anastasia, Queen consort of Hungary
Anne, Queen consort of France
Vladimir of Novgorod
Iziaslav I
Sviatoslav II
Vsevolod I
Igor Yaroslavich
House
Munsö
Olof Skötkonung
Estrid of the Obotrites
Kiev
Yaroslav the Wise
Olof Skötkonung
Estrid of the Obotrites
Eastern Orthodox Church
Olaf II of Norway
Astrid Olavsdatter
Yaroslav I the Wise
Novgorod
Kiev
sagas
Ladoga

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