Jacob Chornoryzets From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jacob the Monk (Ukrainian: Яків Чорноризець; Russian: Иаков Черноризец) was an 11th-century monk and author in Kievan Rus'.[1] He is known for an ode to Vladimir the Great in honor of his conversion of Kievan Rus to Christianity in 988, as well as a work on Boris and Gleb.[2] References [1]AA Zimin, 'Pamjat' i pohvala Jakova mniha i zitie knjazja Vladimira po drevnejsemu spisku [Memorial and Panegyric of Jacob the Monk and Life of Prince Vladimir in the Most Ancient Version]', Kratkie soobscenija Instituta [2]Vlasto, A. P. (1970). The Entry of the Slavs Into Christendom: An Introduction to the Medieval History of the Slavs. CUP Archive This article about a European writer or poet is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.vte Related Articles