Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus'
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The Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus' was the highest-ranking Eastern Orthodox bishop overseeing the church hierarchy and spiritual life of the medieval state of Kievan Rus'.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus' canonical | 2 |
| Metropolitan of Moscow and all Rus' | 2 |
| Metropolitan of Kiev, Galicia and all Rus' | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3963178 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus' Context triple: [Metropolis of Kiev and all Rus', governedBy, Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus']
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A.
Metropolitan Epiphanius I of Kyiv
Metropolitan Epiphanius I of Kyiv is the primate of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine who became its first leader following the church’s recognition of independence from the Moscow Patriarchate.
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B.
Major Archbishop of Kyiv–Halych
The Major Archbishop of Kyiv–Halych is the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, serving as its chief hierarch and spiritual leader.
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C.
Metropolitan of Muntenia and Dobruja
The Metropolitan of Muntenia and Dobruja is the senior Orthodox hierarch overseeing the important ecclesiastical province that includes Romania’s capital, Bucharest, and the historical regions of Muntenia and Dobruja.
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D.
Metropolitan of Kazan
The Metropolitan of Kazan is a senior bishop in the Russian Orthodox Church overseeing the historic Kazan diocese, a role once held by the future Patriarch Hermogenes.
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E.
Metropolitan of Saint Petersburg and Ladoga (historically)
The Metropolitan of Saint Petersburg and Ladoga (historically) was a leading hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church overseeing the ecclesiastical administration of the Saint Petersburg region.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus' Target entity description: The Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus' was the highest-ranking Eastern Orthodox bishop overseeing the church hierarchy and spiritual life of the medieval state of Kievan Rus'.
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A.
Metropolitan Epiphanius I of Kyiv
Metropolitan Epiphanius I of Kyiv is the primate of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine who became its first leader following the church’s recognition of independence from the Moscow Patriarchate.
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B.
Major Archbishop of Kyiv–Halych
The Major Archbishop of Kyiv–Halych is the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, serving as its chief hierarch and spiritual leader.
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C.
Metropolitan of Muntenia and Dobruja
The Metropolitan of Muntenia and Dobruja is the senior Orthodox hierarch overseeing the important ecclesiastical province that includes Romania’s capital, Bucharest, and the historical regions of Muntenia and Dobruja.
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D.
Metropolitan of Kazan
The Metropolitan of Kazan is a senior bishop in the Russian Orthodox Church overseeing the historic Kazan diocese, a role once held by the future Patriarch Hermogenes.
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E.
Metropolitan of Saint Petersburg and Ladoga (historically)
The Metropolitan of Saint Petersburg and Ladoga (historically) was a leading hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church overseeing the ecclesiastical administration of the Saint Petersburg region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eastern Orthodox episcopal see
ⓘ
ecclesiastical office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Kyivan Rus
ⓘ
surface form:
Kievan Rus'
|
| appointedBy |
Patriarchate of Constantinople
ⓘ
surface form:
Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
|
| associatedWithChurch |
Russian Orthodox Church
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Orthodox Church (historical predecessor)
Ukrainian Orthodox tradition (historical predecessor) ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeople | East Slavs ⓘ |
| associatedWithState |
Grand Duchy of Moscow
ⓘ
Vladimir-Suzdal principality ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Duchy of Vladimir-Suzdal
Kyivan Rus ⓘ
surface form:
Kievan Rus'
|
| establishedInPeriod | 11th century ⓘ |
| governs | eparchies of Kievan Rus' ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalTerritory |
Rus'
ⓘ
surface form:
Rus' lands
|
| hasClericalRank | metropolitan ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus' self-link ⓘ |
| hierarchicalLevel | highest-ranking bishop in Kievan Rus' ⓘ |
| historicalLanguageContext | Old East Slavic ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | primate of the Church in Rus' ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christianization of Kievan Rus'
ⓘ
surface form:
Christianization of East Slavs
development of Old East Slavic ecclesiastical culture ⓘ |
| jurisdictionIncludes |
Chernihiv
ⓘ
Kyiv ⓘ
surface form:
Kiev
Novgorod ⓘ Pereyaslavl NERFINISHED ⓘ principalities of Kievan Rus' ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgy | Church Slavonic ⓘ |
| linkedToEvent | Christianization of Kievan Rus' ⓘ |
| oversees |
church hierarchy in Kievan Rus'
ⓘ
spiritual life of Kievan Rus' ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
|
| positionHeldBy | metropolitan bishop ⓘ |
| primaryCathedral |
Saint Sophia Cathedral, Kyiv
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Sophia Cathedral, Kiev
|
| relatedOffice |
Metropolitan of Halych
ⓘ
Metropolitan of Lithuania ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
|
| rite | Byzantine Rite ⓘ |
| seat |
Kyiv
ⓘ
surface form:
Kiev
|
| seeAlso |
Patriarchate of Constantinople
ⓘ
surface form:
Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
|
| subordinateTo | Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople ⓘ |
| successorOffice |
Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus'
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Metropolitan of Kiev, Galicia and all Rus'
Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus' self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Metropolitan of Moscow and all Rus'
Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus' ⓘ |
| titleRefersTo |
Kyiv
ⓘ
surface form:
Kiev
all Rus' ⓘ |
| tradition | Byzantine tradition ⓘ |
| typeOfJurisdiction | metropolitanate ⓘ |
| usedBy | Eastern Slavic Orthodox communities ⓘ |
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Subject: Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus' Description of subject: The Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus' was the highest-ranking Eastern Orthodox bishop overseeing the church hierarchy and spiritual life of the medieval state of Kievan Rus'.
Referenced by (5)
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