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.
All labels observed (1)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.