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1943 Bishops' Council Of The Russian Orthodox Church
The 1943 meeting of the Bishops' Council of the Russian Orthodox Church held on September 8, 1943, was the first Synod#Orthodox, sobor of the Russian Orthodox Church since the 1917–18 Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church, 1917–18 Local Council. The assembly was held in Moscow in the Patriarchal Residence in Chisty Lane in Khamovniki District of the city, that just had been returned to the Moscow Patriarchate by the Government of the Soviet Union, Soviet Government. The assembly unanimously elected Metropolitan Patriarch Sergius of Moscow, Sergius of Moscow and Kolomna to be the Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus'. The assembly also Excommunication#Eastern Orthodox Church, excommunicated everyone who Collaboration in the German-occupied Soviet Union, collaborated with the Axis powers, and reestablished the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church. Participants The assembly was attended by 19 bishops: all the bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church who at that time held the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuban
Kuban ( Russian and Ukrainian: Кубань; ) is a historical and geographical region in the North Caucasus region of southern Russia surrounding the Kuban River, on the Black Sea between the Don Steppe, the Volga Delta and separated from the Crimean Peninsula to the west by the Kerch Strait. Krasnodar Krai is often referred to as ''Kuban'', both officially and unofficially, although the term is not exclusive to the krai and also accommodates the republics of Adygea, Karachay-Cherkessia, and parts of Stavropol Krai. Cossack settlement The Cossack settlement of Kuban and of the adjacent Black Sea region occurred gradually for over a century, and was heavily influenced by the outcomes of the conflicts between Russia and Ottoman Empire.Azarenkova et al., pp. 8ff. In the mid-18th century, the area was predominantly inhabited by the Adyghe tribes. After the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774, the population of the area started to show more pro-Russian tendencies. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Voyno-Yasenetsky
Valentin Felixovich Voyno-Yasenetsky (; – 11 June 1961) – now known as Luke of Simferopol, Saint Luke the Blessed Surgeon, or Saint Luke of Crimea – was a Russian surgeon, spiritual writer, a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church, and archbishop of from May 1946 until his death. He was a laureate of the Stalin Prize in medicine in 1946. Personal life Valentin Voyno-Yasenetsky was born in 1877 in Kerch. In 1889, his family moved to Kiev. In Kiev, he graduated from the gymnasium and art school, then Valentin entered the medical faculty of Kiev University. Then he met the sister of mercy Anna Vasilyevna Lanskaya, whom he married, and they had two children. In 1917, Anna fell ill with tuberculosis, and the family moved to Tashkent. But in 1919, Anna Voyno-Yasenetskaya died. In 1921, Voyno-Yasenetsky became a priest, then took the name Luke, later became a bishop. After the war, he was awarded the medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945". In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halych
Halych (, ; ; ; ; , ''Halitsch'' or ''Galitsch''; ) is a historic List of cities in Ukraine, 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 in modern East Slavic languages (Галич), is pronounced ''Halych'' in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiev
Kyiv, also Kiev, is the capital and most populous List of cities in Ukraine, city of Ukraine. Located in the north-central part of the country, it straddles both sides of the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2022, its population was 2,952,301, making Kyiv the List of European cities by population within city limits, seventh-most populous city in Europe. Kyiv is an important industrial, scientific, educational, and cultural center. It is home to many High tech, high-tech industries, higher education institutions, and historical landmarks. The city has an extensive system of Transport in Kyiv, public transport and infrastructure, including the Kyiv Metro. The city's name is said to derive from the name of Kyi, one of its four legendary founders. During History of Kyiv, its history, Kyiv, one of the oldest cities in Eastern Europe, passed through several stages of prominence and obscurity. The city probably existed as a commercial center as early as the 5th century. A Slav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Yarushevich
Metropolitan Nicholas (, born as Boris Dorofeyevich Yarushevich, ; 12 January 1892 – 13 December 1961), was the Metropolitan of Kiev in the Patriarchate of Moscow. Biography Metropolitan Nicholas was born in Kovno (now Kaunas, Lithuania), where his father, Archpriest Dorofey Filofeyevich Yarushevich, was rector of Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. He was educated at St Petersburg University, and graduated in 1914 from the Saint Petersburg Theological Academy. Soon after he was ordained, he was sent to the front during the war with Germany, but was recalled in 1915 after falling seriously ill. In 1918, he was appointed rector of the Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral in Petrograd (St Petersburg). On March 25, 1922 he was consecrated Bishop of Peterhof, vicar of the Petrograd dioscese, but he was almost immediately arrested for refusing to recognise the so-called Renovationism. He was released in 1927, when he supported the declaration of Metropolitan Sergius, who controversially ple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the List of cities and towns in Russia by population, second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the Neva, River Neva, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea. The city had a population of 5,601,911 residents as of 2021, with more than 6.4 million people living in the Saint Petersburg metropolitan area, metropolitan area. Saint Petersburg is the List of European cities by population within city limits, fourth-most populous city in Europe, the List of cities and towns around the Baltic Sea, most populous city on the Baltic Sea, and the world's List of northernmost items#Cities and settlements, northernmost city of more than 1 million residents. As the former capital of the Russian Empire, and a Ports of the Baltic Sea, historically strategic port, it is governed as a Federal cities of Russia, federal city. The city was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on 27 May 1703 on the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patriarch Alexy I Of Moscow
Patriarch Alexy I (Alexius I, , secular name Sergey Vladimirovich Simansky, ; – 17 April 1970) was the 13th Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus', Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) between 1945 and 1970. Life Born in Moscow to a noble family, his father was a Chamberlain of the Russian Imperial Court. In 1899, he graduated from Moscow Imperial University with a law degree, was conscripted by the army and served in a grenadier regiment. In 1902, he enrolled at Moscow Theological Academy, and by 1906, he had been elevated to the dignity of archimandrite and was appointed rector of the seminary at Tula. After the Bolshevik Revolution, he was arrested several times, and in 1922, exiled to Kazakhstan. In 1926, he returned to Saint Petersburg (which had been renamed Leningrad) and was appointed Archbishop of Khutyn, that is, the vicar of the Diocese of Novgorod. On 29 July 1927, Metropolitan Sergei Stragorodsky, acting as de facto head of the Russian Orthodox Church ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Locum Tenens
A locum, or locum tenens, is a person who temporarily fulfills the duties of another; the term is especially used for physicians or clergy. For example, a ''locum tenens physician'' is a physician who works in the place of the regular physician. In the Catholic Church, an example of a ''locum tenens'' is an apostolic administrator, often a bishop who temporarily governs a vacant see until a new ordinary is appointed. ''Locum tenens'' is a Latin phrase meaning "place holding", akin to the Greek ''topoteretes'', or French ''lieutenant''. United Kingdom healthcare In the United Kingdom, the NHS The National Health Service (NHS) is the term for the publicly funded health care, publicly funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom: the National Health Service (England), NHS Scotland, NHS Wales, and Health and Social Care (Northern ... on average has 3,500 locum doctors working in hospitals on any given day, with another 17,000 locum general practitioners ( GPs). On the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chancellery Of The Moscow Patriarchate
Chancellery of the Moscow Patriarchate (Chancellery of the Moscow Patriarchy, ) is a subdivision of the Moscow Patriarchate, acting as a synodal institution. Since 1961 the Chancellor of the Moscow Patriarchate () is a permanent member and secretary of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church (ex officio). History After the establishment of the Provisional Patriarchal Holy Synod in 1927, the position of Chancellor of the Synod was created under the Deputy Patriarchal Locum Tenens Metropolitan Sergius (Stragorodsky). On May 18, 1935, due to the forced liquidation of the Provisional Patriarchal Holy Synod, the position of the Chancellor of the Provisional Patriarchal Holy Synod was renamed the Chancellor of the Moscow Patriarchate. On March 16, 1961, the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church decided to include among its permanent members the Chancellor of the Moscow Patriarchate and the chairman of the Department of External Church Relations The Department for External C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yelokhovo Cathedral
The Epiphany Cathedral at Yelokhovo (), Moscow, is the vicarial church (building), church of the Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus', Moscow Patriarchs. The surviving building was designed and built by Yevgraph Tyurin in 1837–1845. The original church in the village of Yelokhovo near Moscow was built in 1722-31 for Tsarevna Praskovia Ivanovna. It was there that Alexander Pushkin was baptized in 1799. In 1790 a refectory with a four-tier belfry was built. The present structure was erected in 1837-1845 to a Neoclassicism, Neoclassical design by Yevgraph Tyurin. The architecture is typical for the late Empire style, with some elements of European eclectics. The riotous opulence of the interior decoration is due to a restoration undertaken in 1912. Upon closing the Moscow Kremlin, Kremlin Cathedrals (1918) and the subsequent destruction of both the Cathedral of Christ the Savior (1931) and the Dorogomilovo Cathedral (1938), the chair of Russian Orthodox Church was moved to Yelokhov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Komi Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
The Komi Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (; ), abbreviated as Komi ASSR (Komi and ), was an autonomous republic of the Russian SFSR within the Soviet Union, established in 1936 as successor of Komi-Zyryan Autonomous Oblast. In 1991, it became the Komi Republic, a federal subject of Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders .... See also * First Secretary of the Komi Communist Party States and territories established in 1936 Autonomous republics of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic 1936 establishments in the Soviet Union 1991 disestablishments in the Soviet Union Former socialist republics History of the Komi Republic {{Soviet-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
