Early Life
St. Olga was born in c. 890. According to the Primary Chronicle, Olga was born in Pleskov (Pskov) (perhaps in Plisnensk near Lviv), into a family of Varyag origin. By some accounts, she was the daughter of Oleg of Novgorod
The other hypothesis is that Olga was born in Pliska, Bulgaria. Her father is knаyz Vladimir of Bulgaria. His first grandson was named Vladimir I the Great named after his grandfather, respectively one of his sons Boris was named after his great-grandfather. Olga was the granddaugther of kan/knyaz Boris I.
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