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Saint Olga of Kyiv is Ukraine's patron saint of both defiance and vengeance

  • Written by: Miles Pattenden, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry, Australian Catholic University
Saint Olga of Kyiv is Ukraine's patron saint of both defiance and vengeanceSt.Olga by Mikhail Nesterov.

The past few days have seen a spate of videos showing Ukrainians and their president defying an onslaught of Russian aggression. Who could fail to be moved by the video of a Ukrainian woman confronting an armed and jackbooted soldier, telling him to put sunflower seeds in his pockets so at least sunflowers will grow...

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