Name day
Vladimir: Name Day and Patron Saint
Vladimir keeps the name day on 15 July, or 28 July on the Old Calendar: the feast of St Vladimir the Great.
- Patron saint
- St Vladimir the Great
- New Calendar
- 15 July
- Old Calendar
- 28 July
- Next name day
- 15 July 2027 (New Calendar) · 28 July 2027 (Old Calendar)
- In the feast calendar
- The feasts of July
The patron saint: St Vladimir the Great
Kept on 15 July, or 28 July on the Old Calendar · St Vladimir, Equal-to-the-Apostles, Grand Prince of Kiev
St Vladimir, called Basil in holy baptism, was the grandson of St Olga and the son of Prince Svyatoslav of Kiev. As a young pagan prince he ruled Novgorod, fought his brothers for power and became sole ruler of Kiev, where he set up idols and lived as the pagan rulers of his day lived. The chroniclers describe a sincere search for the one true God, and the example of his grandmother and his mother also shaped him. When the Byzantine emperor Basil II asked his help against a revolt, Vladimir asked for the hand of the emperor’s sister Anna, and after he took the city of Korsun he was baptized and married her there. In 988 he returned to Kiev, threw down the idols, and the people of the city were baptized in the waters of the Dnieper. He built churches throughout his lands, among them the Church of the Tithes in Kiev, to which he gave a tenth of his income, and he encouraged schools and the founding of dioceses. As a Christian ruler he cared for the poor, the sick and the helpless, and he moved the relics of St Olga into his new church. He died on 15 July 1015 at Berestov and was buried in the Church of the Tithes. The Church calls him Equal to the Apostles and the Enlightener of Rus’, and keeps his memory on 15 July (28 July on the Old Calendar).
What the faithful pray for
- a true change of heart and turning to Christ
- those who seek the true God
- the newly baptized
- those who govern and lead others
- mercy toward the poor and the sick
Other saints named Vladimir
St John Vladimir
Kept on 22 May, or 4 June on the Old Calendar · Holy Great Martyr John Vladimir, Prince of Duklja
The prince of Duklja who was killed holding a wooden cross, which his people still carry in procession.
Right-believing Prince Vladimir Yaroslavich of Novgorod
Kept on 4 October, or 17 October on the Old Calendar
St Vladimir
Kept on 25 January, or 7 February on the Old Calendar
Vladimir in other languages
| Language | The name | Short forms |
|---|---|---|
| English | Vladimir, Volodymyr, Wladimir | Vlad, Volodya |
| Russian | Владимир, Vladimir | Володя, Вова, Вовочка, Вован, Volodya, Vova, Vovan |
| Ukrainian | Володимир, Volodymyr | Володя, Вова |
| Bulgarian | Владимир | Владо, Vlado |
| Serbian | Владимир, Vladimir | Влада, Vlada, Vlado |
| Romanian | Vladimir | |
| Polish | Włodzimierz |
An icon for Vladimir
We don't carry an icon of St Vladimir the Great yet. Ask for it below, and we will write to you when it is in.
Closest to it
Folding diptychRoyal Passion-Bearers (Romanov family) & Feodorovskaya Mother of God
Another royal saint$99$69
Folding diptychSt Nicholas II (passion-bearer) & Guardian Angel
Another royal saint$99$69
Folding diptychChrist (Zvenigorod Saviour) & Vladimir Mother of God
Christ and the Mother of God keep every Christian home$99$69
For every name: the Guardian Angel, given at baptism
Have it consecrated by our priest before it reaches you: Consecration, $49.
A name-day gift for Vladimir
Name-Day Gift Set $213$149
A patron saint's folding diptych chosen by first name, a stainless steel crucifix and a prayer rope, in a gift box with a card giving the saint's life and feast day.
The St Nicholas the Wonderworker & Guardian Angel Folding Diptych is chosen, for the Guardian Angel every Orthodox Christian receives at baptism, and the name is filled in.
Other names with this saint
Questions
When is Vladimir’s name day?
Vladimir keeps the name day on 15 July on the New Calendar and on 28 July on the Old Calendar, the feast of St Vladimir the Great.
Who is the patron saint of Vladimir?
St Vladimir the Great. St Vladimir, called Basil in holy baptism, was the grandson of St Olga and the son of Prince Svyatoslav of Kiev.
How is Vladimir written in other languages?
Russian: Владимир (Vladimir), Ukrainian: Володимир (Volodymyr), Bulgarian: Владимир, Serbian: Владимир (Vladimir), Romanian: Vladimir and Polish: Włodzimierz. Every form of the name keeps the same saint.
What is a good name-day gift for Vladimir?
We don’t carry an icon of St Vladimir the Great yet, and you can ask for one on this page. Every Orthodox Christian has a Guardian Angel from baptism, so the Name-Day Gift Set ($149) with the Guardian Angel diptych is always fitting.
More about name days
- Name Days Explained: What They Are, How Families Keep Them, and Gifts
A name day is the feast of the saint whose name you carry. Here is how to find yours on either calendar, how Greek and Russian families keep it, and what to give.
- Orthodox Patron Saint: How to Find Yours (by Name, Day or Choice)
Your Orthodox patron saint is the saint whose name you were given at baptism. Here is how to find yours by name, by the day of your birth or baptism, or by choice, and how to keep the name day.
- Find another name
Sources
- OCA: Holy Great Prince Vladimir (Basil in Baptism), Equal of the Apostles, and Enlightener of Rus'
- Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Great Prince Vladimir
- Orthodox Church in America, Lives of the Saints
- eortologio.net, Greek name-day calendar (Εορτολόγιο)
- azbyka.ru, Месяцеслов (the Russian Church's calendar of saints by name)