St. Michael Parish

Taken from My Church and My Faith, by Rev. Nicholas Fedorovich (1st ed. 1969; 2nd revised edition 1974), published by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the U.S.A. Pages 7-9. The Old Country’s History The beginning of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church dates back to 988 A.D., when Saint Vladimir, the Great Prince of Kiev, made Christianity the official religion of his state.  However, Christianity had been introduced into the present territory of Ukraine as early as  100 A.D. by Greek settlers along th...