The pious Prince of Novgorod Vladimir, grandson of St. Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir, was born in 1020. In 1034, he was appointed to reign in Great Novgorod. In 1042, Vladimir fought against the Yami and achieved victory, but lost warriors due to a plague among the horses. In 1043, he participated in an unsuccessful campaign against the Greeks, where, despite the difficulties, he returned to Kiev with captives. In 1045, together with Bishop Luke the Blind, he laid the foundation of the cathedral in honor of St. Sophia, completed in 1052. In 1052, the prince passed away in Novgorod and was buried in the cathedral of St. Sophia, where his mother, the pious princess Anna, also rests. In 1178, the Novgorodians placed the body of Prince Mstislav Rostislavich the Brave in the same tomb with him. In 1439, Archbishop Euphimius placed coverings on the tombs of St. Vladimir and his mother, establishing their feast day on October 4. In 1654, Metropolitan Macarius transferred their relics to the Church of St. Sophia, where they rest openly.
