Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus'

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The Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus' is the highest-ranking bishop and spiritual leader of the Russian Orthodox Church.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Patriarch of Moscow 2

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian religious title
ecclesiastical office
patriarchate
abolished 1721
appointedBy Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church
associatedWith Russian Orthodox Church
surface form: Moscow Patriarchate
cathedral Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
country Russia
currentHolder Patriarch Kirill of Moscow
currentHolderStartDate 2009-02-01
dateOfEstablishment 1589
electedBy Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church
establishedIn Tsardom of Russia
firstHolder Job of Moscow
hasAuthorityOver clergy of the Russian Orthodox Church
dioceses of the Russian Orthodox Church
hierarchicalRank highest-ranking bishop in the Russian Orthodox Church
jurisdiction Russian Orthodox Church
surface form: Moscow Patriarchate

Russian Orthodox Church
languageOfTitle Church Slavonic
Russian
liturgicalTradition Byzantine Rite
locatedInTheEcclesiasticalProvince Russian Orthodox Church
surface form: Moscow Patriarchate
memberOf Eastern Orthodox patriarchates
officialLanguage Church Slavonic
Russian
oversees missionary activities of the Russian Orthodox Church
monastic life in the Russian Orthodox Church
theological education in the Russian Orthodox Church
participatesIn Pan-Orthodox relations
precededBy Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus'
surface form: Metropolitan of Moscow and all Rus'
primaryCity Moscow
rankAmongOrthodoxPatriarchs one of the five or more autocephalous primates
religion Eastern Orthodoxy
religiousDenomination Russian Orthodox Church
residence Danilov Monastery
surface form: Danilov Monastery, Moscow
restored 1917
restoredAt Local Council of 1917–1918
surface form: All-Russian Local Council of 1917–1918
role head of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church
spiritual leader of the Russian Orthodox Church
seat Moscow
Danilov Monastery
surface form: Patriarchal Residence in the Danilov Monastery
style His Holiness
Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus' self-link
symbolicRole symbol of unity for the Russian Orthodox Church
territorialReference Rus'
surface form: all Rus'
titleHolderOf Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church

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Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church associatedWithOffice Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus'
Russian Orthodox Church hasHeadTitle Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus'
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow hasHonorificTitle Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus'
House of Godunov hasTitle Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus'
this entity surface form: Patriarch of Moscow
Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church headOfGovernment Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus'
Patriarch Hermogenes positionHeld Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus'
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow positionHeld Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus'
Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church presidingOfficer Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus'
Local Council of 1917–1918 restoredOffice Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus'
Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus' style Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus' self-link
subject surface form: Metropolitan of Saint Petersburg and Ladoga
this entity surface form: Patriarch of Moscow