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Gedeon Chetvertinsky (Russian: Гедеон, secular name Grigory Zakharovich Svyatopolk-Chetvertinsky, Russian: Григорий Захарович Святополк-Четвертинский) was a Ruthenian prince and hierarch of the Eastern Orthodox Church, who accepted allegiance to Moscow. In 1685, he was appointed by the Patriarch of Moscow to the rank of "Metropolitan of Kiev, Galicia and all Ruthenia", a title he held through 1690. The appointment was on the recommendation of the Hetman of the Zaporizhian Host — Ivan Samoylovych.
Gedeon was born as Hryhoriy to the starosta of Racibórz Zachary Svyatopolk-Chetvertynsky and Regina Chrenicka in Volhynian Voivodeship, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
From 1660 to 1684 he was a bishop of Lutsk and Ostroh in Volhynia (today Volyn diocese).
In October 1685 he went to Moscow to be installed formally in the metropolis by Patriarch Joachim of Moscow. His decision to accept his installation from the Patriarchate of Moscow undermined the independence of the Orthodox Church in those parts of the Ruthenia lands that lay in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The decision was schismatic and was not recognised by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. It was also opposed by many church leaders in Ukraine. He had two successors who were also styled "Metropolitan of Kiev, Halych and Little Russia": Varlaam (1690–1707) and Joasaph (1707–1718).
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Gedeon's mitre, 1685 (Historical museum, Moscow)
See also
References
- "Патріархат-рейдер" [Patriarchy raider]. Tyzhden.ua. 11 February 2011. Archived from the original on 2015-04-16.
External links
- Kramar, O. Patriarch-raider. The Ukrainian Week. 11 February 2011.
- Gedeon at the Orthodox Encyclopedia
- Also known as Hedeon at the Encyclopedia of Ukraine
| Preceded byNew creation | Metropolitan of Kiev, Galicia and all Little Russia 1688–1690 |
Succeeded byVarlaam (Yasynsky) |
| Preceded byDionysius Balaban | Orthodox Bishop of Luck and Ostrog 1660–1684 |
Succeeded byAthanasius Shumliansky |
| Metropolitans of Kyiv in the Patriarchate of Moscow | |
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| In 1770 the metrpolis was abolished by the secular authorities. In 1921 it was reestablished by a local sobor. |
- 1634 births
- 1690 deaths
- People from Volyn Oblast
- People from Volhynian Voivodeship (1569–1795)
- Metropolitans of Kiev and all Rus' (claimed or partially recognised)
- Czetwertyński
- Eastern Orthodox bishops of Lutsk
- Eastern Orthodox bishops in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
- Metropolitans of Kiev and all Rus' (Patriarchate of Moscow)