Theognostus of Kiev
Theognostus of Kiev | |
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Metropolitan of Kiev and All Rus | |
Church | Russian Orthodox Church |
See | Moscow |
Installed | 1328 |
Term ended | 1353 |
Predecessor | Peter, Metropolitan of Kiev |
Successor | Alexius, Metropolitan of Kiev |
Theognostus (Russian: Феогност, Feognost; died 11 March 1353) was a bishop of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople who served as Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus'.
Life
Theognostus was born in Constantinople and later in his life became Peter's successor as Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus'. He chose Moscow as his primary seat after he had lived for several years in Volodymyr in Volynia.[1]
It was his lot to reconcile Novgorod with the Grand Duchy of Moscow in times of their mutual animosity. Theognostus managed to save all of the Russian churches' valuables and gave up all his personal property after he had refused to collect tribute from the churches in favor of the Golden Horde. He was tortured by the Tatars for such audacity. It was the Khan who finally gave up and confirmed the existing privileges of the Russian Orthodox Church. After a fire swept through Moscow, Theognostus started to restore the churches.
In 1353, feeling that his days were numbered, Theognostus recommended Alexius (Bishop of Vladimir) his successor. Theognostus was buried in the Cathedral of the Dormition in Moscow. He was canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church in the 19th century.
References
- ^ Meyendorff, John (1989). Byzantium and the Rise of Russia: a Study of Byzantino-Russian Relations in the Fourteenth Century. St Vladimir's Seminary Press. p. 84. ISBN 0-88141-079-9.
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Preceded by | Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus' (Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople) 1328–1353 | Succeeded by Alexius (seat in Moscow) Theodorite (seat in Kiev) |
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Metropolis of Kiev and all Rus' (episcopal seat in Moscow) | |
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Metropolis of Halych |
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Metropolis of Lithuania |
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Metropolis of Lithuania-Volhynia |
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Metropolis of Kiev, Galicia and all Rus' (1441 - 1596) (Recognised by Constantinople) | |
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Metropolis of Moscow and all Russia (Not recognised by Constantinople) |
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Metropolis of Kiev, Galicia and all Ruthenia (Ruthenian Uniate Church) (In communion with the Holy See) |
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Metropolis of Kiev, Galicia and all Rus' (1620–1686) (Recognised as an exarchate by Constantinople) |
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- In the Eastern Orthodox Church, the metropolis was absorbed by the Patriarchate of Moscow as the Metropolis of Kiev.
- In the Catholic Church, the metropolis of the uniate church remains as a sui juris particular church - the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.