Metropolis of Kiev and all Rus'

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Eastern Orthodox metropolis ecclesiastical jurisdiction medieval Christian institution

The Metropolis of Kiev and all Rus' was a principal ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Eastern Orthodox Church in the medieval East Slavic lands, serving as the foundational church structure from which the Russian Orthodox Church later developed.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Metropolis of Kyiv of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople	1
Metropolis of Moscow and all Rus'	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Eastern Orthodox metropolis ⓘ ecclesiastical jurisdiction ⓘ medieval Christian institution ⓘ
appliesToTerritory	Kievan Rus' NERFINISHED ⓘ medieval East Slavic lands ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	Christianization of Kievan Rus' ⓘ
capital	Kiev NERFINISHED ⓘ
category	Christianity in Kievan Rus' ⓘ Eastern Orthodoxy in Russia ⓘ Eastern Orthodoxy in Ukraine ⓘ
church	Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
country	Kievan Rus' NERFINISHED ⓘ
denomination	Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
establishedInCentury	10th century ⓘ
follows	Chalcedonian Christianity ⓘ Nicene Creed ⓘ
foundedBy	Patriarchate of Constantinople ⓘ surface form: Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
governedBy	Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus' ⓘ
hasCanonicalStatus	metropolis under Constantinople ⓘ
hasClericalRank	metropolitan ⓘ
hasRole	foundational structure of the Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ principal ecclesiastical jurisdiction in East Slavic lands ⓘ
hasTitle	Metropolis of Kiev and all Rus' self-link ⓘ
hasTypeOfHead	metropolitan bishop ⓘ
historicalPrecursorOf	Belarusian Orthodox communities ⓘ surface form: Belarusian Orthodox Church Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ Ukrainian Orthodox Church ⓘ
historicalRegion	Rus' ⓘ
influenced	development of East Slavic Christianity ⓘ formation of Russian ecclesiastical hierarchy ⓘ formation of Ukrainian ecclesiastical hierarchy ⓘ
jurisdictionOver	Kievan Rus' NERFINISHED ⓘ principalities of Kievan Rus' ⓘ
languageUsed	Church Slavonic ⓘ
partOf	Patriarchate of Constantinople ⓘ surface form: Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
playedRoleIn	formation of Slavic Orthodox liturgical tradition ⓘ spread of Christianity among East Slavs ⓘ
region	Eastern Europe ⓘ
religion	Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
rite	Byzantine Rite ⓘ
seat	Kiev NERFINISHED ⓘ
seeAlso	Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ
subordinateTo	Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople ⓘ surface form: Patriarch of Constantinople
successor	Metropolis of Kiev and all Rus' self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Metropolis of Moscow and all Rus'
tradition	Byzantine tradition ⓘ
usedLiturgicalLanguage	Greek ⓘ Church Slavonic ⓘ surface form: Old Church Slavonic

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Metropolis of Kiev and all Rus' → hasTitle → Metropolis of Kiev and all Rus' self-link ⓘ

Russian Orthodox Church → historicalPrecursor → Metropolis of Kiev and all Rus' ⓘ

Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church → originatedFrom → Metropolis of Kiev and all Rus' ⓘ

this entity surface form: Metropolis of Kyiv of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople

Metropolis of Kiev and all Rus' → successor → Metropolis of Kiev and all Rus' self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Metropolis of Moscow and all Rus'