Kyiv Metropolis
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Kyiv Metropolis was the principal ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Eastern Orthodox Church in medieval Rus', centered in Kyiv and serving as the spiritual and administrative hub for the region’s Christian communities.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kyiv Metropolis canonical | 2 |
| Kiev Pechersk region | 1 |
| Metropolis of Kyiv | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eastern Orthodox metropolis
ⓘ
ecclesiastical jurisdiction ⓘ medieval Christian institution ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Kievan Rus'
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
medieval Rus' ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | under authority of Ecumenical Patriarch ⓘ |
| capital | Kyiv NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kievan Rus' NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecclesiasticalSuperior | Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedAfter | Christianization of Kievan Rus' NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows |
Byzantine Rite
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox canon law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Byzantine missionaries ⓘ |
| governs | eparchies in Rus' ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
ordination of clergy
ⓘ
oversight of dioceses in Rus' ⓘ regulation of liturgical practice ⓘ supervision of church courts ⓘ |
| hasHead | Metropolitan of Kyiv NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | Byzantine–Slavic Christian tradition ⓘ |
| hasRole |
administrative hub for Christian communities in Rus'
ⓘ
principal ecclesiastical jurisdiction in medieval Rus' ⓘ spiritual center of Kievan Rus' ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfJurisdiction | metropolitan see ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Eastern Europe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ruthenia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | circa 988 ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of Eastern Slavic Christianity
ⓘ
later Orthodox structures in Russia ⓘ later Orthodox structures in Ukraine ⓘ religious culture of Kievan Rus' ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Church Slavonic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ |
| locatedInThePast | Kyiv, Kievan Rus' NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHeldBy | Metropolitan of Kyiv and all Rus' ⓘ |
| partOf | Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier Christian communities in Rus' ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
|
| religiousCenterFor | Christian communities of medieval Rus' ⓘ |
| seat | Kyiv NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Christianization of Kievan Rus' NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | late 10th century ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territoryIncludes |
Chernihiv
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kyiv NERFINISHED ⓘ Novgorod NERFINISHED ⓘ Pereiaslavl' NERFINISHED ⓘ other principalities of Kievan Rus' ⓘ |
| tradition | Byzantine ecclesiastical tradition ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kiev Pechersk region
this entity surface form:
Metropolis of Kyiv