Theognostus of Kiev

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Theognostus of Kiev

Metropolitan of Kiev and All Rus

Metropolitans Photius, Theognostus and Cyprian

Church| Russian Orthodox Church
See| Moscow
Installed| 1328
Term ended| 1353
Predecessor| Peter, Metropolitan of Kiev
Successor| Alexius, Metropolitan of Kiev

Theognostus (Russian: Феогност, Feognost; died 11 March 1353) was a bishop of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople who served as Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus'.

## Life[edit]

Theognostus was born in Constantinople and later in his life became Peter's successor as Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus'. He chose Moscow as his primary seat after he had lived for several years in Volodymyr in Volynia.[1]

It was his lot to reconcile Novgorod with the Grand Duchy of Moscow in times of their mutual animosity. Theognostus managed to save all of the Russian churches' valuables and gave up all his personal property after he had refused to collect tribute from the churches in favor of the Golden Horde. He was tortured by the Tatars for such audacity. It was the Khan who finally gave up and confirmed the existing privileges of the Russian Orthodox Church. After a fire swept through Moscow, Theognostus started to restore the churches.

In 1353, feeling that his days were numbered, Theognostus recommended Alexius (Bishop of Vladimir) his successor. Theognostus was buried in the Cathedral of the Dormition in Moscow. He was canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church in the 19th century.

## References[edit]

1. ^ Meyendorff, John (1989). Byzantium and the Rise of Russia: a Study of Byzantino-Russian Relations in the Fourteenth Century. St Vladimir's Seminary Press. p. 84\. ISBN 0-88141-079-9.

Eastern Orthodox Church titles

Preceded by

Peter

|  Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus'
(Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople)
1328-1353  | Succeeded by

Alexius (seat in Moscow)
Theodorite (seat in Kiev)

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Metropolitans of Kiev and all Rus' in the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople

Metropolis of Kiev and all Rus'
(988-1281)|

* (Michael and Leontius)
* Theophylact
* John
* Teopempt
* (Hilarion)u
* Ephraim
* George (1069-1073)
* John II
* John III
* Nicholas
* Nikephoros
* Nikita
* Michael II
* (Clyment)u
* Costantine
* Teodor
* John IV
* Costantine II
* John V
* Nikephoros II
* Matthew
* Сyril
* Joseph
* (Peter)u
* Kirill II (1250-1281)
* sede vacante (1281-1283)

Partition of the metropolis
(1283-1378)|

| Metropolis of Kiev and all Rus'
(episcopal seat in Moscow)|

* Maximus (1283-1305)
* Peter (1305-1326) (as Metropolitan of the reunited Kiev and all Rus')
* Theognostus (1328-1353)
* Alexius (1354-1378)
* Cyprian (2 December 1375-12 February 1378) (As "Metropolitan of Kiev, Russia and Lithuania")
* Pimenu
* Dionysiusu

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Metropolis of Halych|

* Niphont (1303-1305)
* sede vacante (1305-1326)
* Gabriel (1326-1329)
* Theodore (1337-1347)
* Antoniy (1370-1391) (Metropolitan of those Halych eparchies within Poland)

Metropolis of Lithuania|

* Theophilus (c. 1317-1330)
* sede vacante (1330-1355)

Metropolis of Lithuania-Volhynia|

* Roman (1355-1362) (merged metropolises of Lithuania and Halych)
* Administered by Alexius (1362-1378)
* Metropolis disestablished. Territory reunited to the Metropolis of Kiev and all Rus'
* Gregory Tsamblak (1414-1420 in pretense)u

Reunited Metropolis
(1378-1441)|

* Cyprian (restored 12 February 1378-1406)
* Photius (1408-1431)
* Gerasimus (1431-1437)
* Isidore (1437-1441) Later, as the uniate Metropolitan (1441-1458)b

Parallel successions
(1441-1596)|

| Metropolis of Kiev, Galicia and all Rus'
(1441 - 1596)
(Recognised by Constantinople)|

* Gregoryb (1458-1473)
* Spyridon (1476-1482)
* Misailu (1474-1480)
* Simeon (1481-1488)
* Jonah (1488-1494)
* Macarius
* Joseph
* Jonah II
* Joseph II
* Joseph III
* Macarius II
* Sylvester
* Jonah III
* Elias
* Onesiphorus
* Michaelb (1588-1596)

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Metropolis of Moscow and all Russia
(Not recognised by Constantinople)|

* Jonah (1448-1461)u
* Theodosius (1461-1464)u
* Philip I (1464-1473)u
* Gerontius (1473-1489)u
* Zosimus (1490-1494)u
* Simon (1495-1511)u
* Varlaam (1511-1521)u
* Daniel (1522-1539)u
* Joasaphus (1539-1542)u
* Macarius (1542-1563)u
* Athanasius (1564-1566)u
* Herman (1566-1566)u
* Philip II (1566-1568)u
* Cyril (1568-;1572)u
* Anthony (1572-1581)u
* Dionysius (1581-1587)u
* Job (1587-1589 Later raised to Patriarch)

Parallel successions
(1596-1805)|

| Metropolis of Kiev, Galicia and all Ruthenia
(Ruthenian Uniate Church)
(In communion with the Holy See)|

* Michael (1596-1599)c
* Hypatius Pociej (1599-1613)c
* Joseph I (1613-1637)c
* Rafajil Korsak (1637-1640)c
* Antin Sielava (1641-1655)c
* Sede vacante (1655-1665)
* Havryil Kolenda (1665-1674)c
* Kyprian Zochovskyj (1674-1693)c
* Leo I (1695-1708)c
* Yurij (1710-1713)c
* Leo II (1714-1728)c
* Athanasius (1729-1746)c
* Florian (1748-1762)c
* Felicjan I (1762-1778)c
* Leo III (1778-1779)c
* Jason (1781-1788)c
* Theodosius (1788-1805)c

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Metropolis of Kiev, Galicia and all Rus'
(1620–1686)
(Recognised as an exarchate by Constantinople)|

* Job Boretsky (1620-1631)
* Isaiah Kopinsky (1631-1632)
* Petro Mohyla (1632-1646)
* Sylvester Kosiv (1647-1657)
* Dionysius Balaban (1657-1663)
* Joseph Neliubovich-Tukalsky (1663-75)
* (Antony Vinnytsky (1663-1679 in opposition)u
* Sede vacante (1675-1685)

Metropolis today|

* In the Eastern Orthodox Church, the metropolis was absorbed by the Patriarchate of Moscow as the Metropolis of Kiev.

* In the Catholic Church, the metropolis of the uniate church remains as a sui juris particular church \- the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.

c Recognised by Rome alone; b Recognised by both Rome and Constantinople; u Not recognised by Constantinople
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