St. Vladimir Millennial Bell Tower
Saint Nicholas Cathedral
[Marker Plaque 1:]
"988 - 1988"
The year 1988 marks the 1000th anniversary of the baptism of Rus’ in the year 988 by decision of the Prince of Kiev, St. Vladimir the Great. This monument was erected by the American Spiritual Children of the Russian Orthodox Church which planted the Orthodox Christian faith in America by inaugurating missionary work in Alaska in the year 1794.
This bell tower dedicated December 4, 1988 by Metropolitan Theodosius, Primate of the Orthodox Church in America.
[Marker Plaque 2 :]
[The St. Vladimir Medallion] "... Saint Vladimir, Equal to the Apostles, Grand Prince of Kiev."
Marker can be reached from Massachusetts Avenue, NW north of Edmunds Street, NW.
Courtesy hmdb.org
