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Kieff

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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On the Dnieper, 300 m. N. of Odessa, is a holy city, the capital of the province of Kieff, strongly fortified, and one of the oldest towns in Russia, where Christianity was proclaimed the religion of the country in 988; has St. Vladimir's University, theological schools, and Petchersk monastery; a pilgrim resort; industries unimportant, include tanning and candle-making; trade chiefly in the hands of the Jews.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Kieff'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​k/kieff.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
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