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Simeon Of Kiev
Simeon of Kiev (date of birth is uncertain – died 1488) was the Metropolitan of Kiev, Galicia and all Rus' in the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople of the Eastern Orthodox Church. Simeon served as the Bishop of Polotsk before being elected as the metropolitan bishop by the council of bishops. He was later confirmed by the Patriarch of Constantinople in 1481.Symeon, Metropolitan . Hrushevsky, M. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metropolis Of Kiev, Galicia And All Rus' (1441–1596)
The Metropolis of Kiev, Galicia and all Rus' was a Metropolis (religious jurisdiction), metropolis of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in the Eastern Orthodox Church that was erected in 1441. The canonical territory was the western part of the traditional Kievan Rus' lands — the states of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the History of Poland during the Jagiellonian dynasty, Kingdom of Poland. The Cathedral, episcopal seat was initially in the city of Navahrudak, which is today located in Belarus; later it moved to Vilnius in Lithuania. It was disestablished in 1595/6 with the creation of a new ecclesial body — the Ruthenian Uniate Church. Background An Ecumenical council of the Church — the Council of Florence — took place from 1431 to 1449.Valois, 1911, pg463 Although he resisted at first, the Grand Prince of MoscowThe Grand Duchy of Moscow was a predecessor state of current state called the Russian Federation. (Sources Russia: People and Empire, 1552– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
