Archbishop of Polotsk

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The Archbishop of Polotsk was a senior ecclesiastical office in the Eastern Christian hierarchy, historically significant in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth as a center of religious and political influence.

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Label Occurrences
Archbishop of Polotsk canonical 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Eastern Christian episcopal see
ecclesiastical office
associatedWith Orthodox clergy in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Ruthenian nobility NERFINISHED
Uniate clergy in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
city of Polotsk NERFINISHED
category Christianity in Belarus
Eastern Christian episcopal offices
country Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED
existedDuring time of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
governs clergy of the Polotsk eparchy
hasCanonicalStatus archiepiscopal see
hasJurisdictionOver Polotsk region NERFINISHED
hierarchicalLevel senior bishop
historicallyConnectedTo Union of Brest NERFINISHED
conflicts between Orthodox and Uniate communities
historicalPeriod Early Modern period
surface form: Early modern period

Middle Ages NERFINISHED
influenced political affairs in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
religious life in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
languageOfLiturgicalUse Church Slavonic NERFINISHED
Ruthenian language NERFINISHED
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Belarus (historical region) NERFINISHED
Grand Duchy of Lithuania NERFINISHED
officeHolderRole archbishop
partOf Polotsk eparchy NERFINISHED
hierarchy of the Eastern Christian Church
playedRoleIn confessional politics of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
spread of the Union of Brest in the region
politicalFunction representation of local clergy before secular authorities
positionHeldIn Polotsk Eparchy of the Orthodox Church NERFINISHED
Polotsk Eparchy of the Uniate Church NERFINISHED
religiousCenterFor Eastern Christians in Polotsk region
religiousDenomination Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED
Ruthenian Uniate Church NERFINISHED
religiousFunction oversight of liturgy and doctrine
religiousRite Byzantine Rite NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Eastern Christianity NERFINISHED
responsibleFor pastoral care of Eastern Christians in the Polotsk region
seat Polotsk NERFINISHED
seeAlso Eparchy of Polotsk NERFINISHED
Metropolitan of Kiev NERFINISHED
significantIn history of Eastern Christianity in Eastern Europe
history of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
subordinateTo Metropolitan of Kiev (in various periods) NERFINISHED
territorialExtent lands around Polotsk and upper Daugava
typeOfJurisdiction archdiocese

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Saint Josaphat Kuntsevych positionHeld Archbishop of Polotsk