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Markell Popel
Markell Popel (born 31 December 1821 or 1825 in Halych or Medukha, Ukraine, Medukha, died in Saint Petersburg) was a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church of Ukrainians, Ukrainian origin. He was born into a Greek Catholic Church, Greek Catholic family. He completed studies in philosophy and Catholic theology and, after marrying, was ordained a priest in the Uniate rite in 1850. For a year, he engaged in pastoral work in the parish in Buchach, then from 1851 to 1859, he was a catechist at a gymnasium in Ternopil, and until 1866, a catechist at gymnasiums in Lviv. He published textbooks on liturgics and moral theology intended for Greek Catholic seminary students. From 1854, he was active in the Galician Russophilia, Russophile movement. He was also one of the leaders of the ritual movement in Galicia (Eastern Europe), Galicia, which demanded the removal of all Latin elements from the Greek Catholic Church's liturgy. Initially, he only advocated for the purification of the Eastern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halych
Halych ( uk, Га́лич ; ro, Halici; pl, Halicz; russian: Га́лич, Galich; german: Halytsch, ''Halitsch'' or ''Galitsch''; yi, העליטש) is a historic city on the Dniester River in western Ukraine. The city gave its name to the Principality of Halych, the historic province of Galicia (Eastern Europe), Galicia (Halychyna), and the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia, of which it was the capital until the early 14th century, when the seat of the local rulers moved to Lviv. Nowadays, Halych is a small town located only on one part of the territory of the former Galician capital, although it has preserved its name. It belongs to Ivano-Frankivsk Raion (Administrative divisions of Ukraine, district) of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (Administrative divisions of Ukraine, region). It hosts the administration of Halych urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Halych lies north of the oblast capital, Ivano-Frankivsk. Population: . Name The city's name, though spelled identically ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
