Greetings all,

Today we we celebrate the birth of Princess Anna Porphyrogenita on March 13th in 963 AD:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Porphyrogenita

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianization_of_Kievan_Rus'

She was the daughter of Emperor Romanos II and Empress Theophilo. She was married to Grand Prince Vladimir the Great of Russia, who became Orthodox Christian in order to marry her. Her influence contributed greatly to Russia becoming Christian, and she participated actively in the Christianization of the Kievan Rus'. She founded a few churches and convents herself and was the religious advisor to Prince Vladimir.

There should be cake!  :)

-Marcus Cassius Julianus
www.byzantiumnovum.org