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==Russian Church under the Patriarch of Constantinople== | ==Russian Church under the Patriarch of Constantinople== | ||
| − | * | + | * First century [[Apostle Andrew]] First-called visits the future Russian lands, planted a cross on one of the high hills of Kiev |
| − | * 864 Patriarch Photius sends bishop to Kiev | + | * 864 Patriarch Photius sends [[bishop]] to Kiev |
| − | * 954 Princess Ol'ha (Olga) of Kiev baptized. | + | * 954 Princess Ol'ha (Olga) of Kiev [[baptism|baptized]]. |
* 983 Protomartyrs Theodor and his son John | * 983 Protomartyrs Theodor and his son John | ||
=== Period of the Kievan Metropolia (988-1304)=== | === Period of the Kievan Metropolia (988-1304)=== | ||
* '''988 [[Baptism of Rus'|Baptism by St. Vladimir of Kievan Rus']]''' | * '''988 [[Baptism of Rus'|Baptism by St. Vladimir of Kievan Rus']]''' | ||
* 991 + St. [[Michael of Kiev]] | * 991 + St. [[Michael of Kiev]] | ||
| − | * 1015 | + | * 1015 [[Hilarion of Kiev|Murder of passion-bearers [[Boris and Gleb]] |
| − | * 1051 Ilarion of Kiev installed to the primatial see; St. [[Anthony of the Caves]] brings [[Athonite]] monasticism to Russia. | + | * 1051 Ilarion of Kiev]] installed to the primatial see; St. [[Anthony of the Caves]] brings [[Athonite]] monasticism to Russia. |
* +1073 St. [[Anthony of the Caves]] | * +1073 St. [[Anthony of the Caves]] | ||
| − | * 1130 [[Nifont of Novgorod]] is made Bishop of | + | * 1130 [[Nifont of Novgorod]] is made Bishop of Novgorod. |
* 1158 + [[Konstantin I of Kiev]] | * 1158 + [[Konstantin I of Kiev]] | ||
* 1163 [[John of Novgorod|John]] is made [[Bishop of Novgorod]] and builds seven churches. | * 1163 [[John of Novgorod|John]] is made [[Bishop of Novgorod]] and builds seven churches. | ||
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=== Russian Church after the mongol invasion (since 1237) === | === Russian Church after the mongol invasion (since 1237) === | ||
| − | * 1245 Martyrdom of right-believing Prince Michael of Chernigov and his boyarin (i.e nobleman from his court) | + | * 1245 Martyrdom of right-believing Prince Michael of Chernigov and his boyarin (i.e nobleman from his court) Theodore in Gold Orda |
* 1261 Sarai diocese (in Gold Orda) was established | * 1261 Sarai diocese (in Gold Orda) was established | ||
* +1263 Right-believing Prince [[Alexander Nevsky]] | * +1263 Right-believing Prince [[Alexander Nevsky]] | ||
| − | * | + | * 1342 [[Sergius of Radonezh]] with his brother Stephan founded Holy Trinity Lavra; |
* 1378 + Metropolitan [[Alexis of Moscow]] | * 1378 + Metropolitan [[Alexis of Moscow]] | ||
* 1392 + St. [[Sergius of Radonezh]], [[September 25]]; | * 1392 + St. [[Sergius of Radonezh]], [[September 25]]; | ||
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=== South-west (Kievan-Lithuanian) Metropolis (1458—1686) under the Patriarch of Constantinople === | === South-west (Kievan-Lithuanian) Metropolis (1458—1686) under the Patriarch of Constantinople === | ||
* 1596 [[Union of Brest]], large persecutions on the Orthodoxy in Polish–Lithuanian_Commonwealth | * 1596 [[Union of Brest]], large persecutions on the Orthodoxy in Polish–Lithuanian_Commonwealth | ||
| − | * 1646 +[[Peter Mogila]], | + | * 1646 +[[Peter Mogila]], Metropolitan of Kiev |
* 1686 Kievan metropolis passed from jurisdiction of Constantinople under Moscow Patriarchate | * 1686 Kievan metropolis passed from jurisdiction of Constantinople under Moscow Patriarchate | ||
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*1515 +[[Joseph of Volokalamsk]] | *1515 +[[Joseph of Volokalamsk]] | ||
*1533 +[[Alexander of Svir|Alexander]], Abbot of Svir, [[August 30]]. | *1533 +[[Alexander of Svir|Alexander]], Abbot of Svir, [[August 30]]. | ||
| − | *1570 [[Cornelius of the Pskov Caves]], <ref>St. [[Cornelius of the Pskov Caves]] martyrdom is recorded in the old manuscripts of the Trinity-Sergiev Lavra</ref> | + | *1570 [[Cornelius of the Pskov Caves]], <ref>St. [[Cornelius of the Pskov Caves]] martyrdom is recorded in the old manuscripts of the Trinity-Sergiev Lavra</ref> [[martyr]]ed by Tsar Ivan IV (the terrible), [[February 20]]; |
*1580 +[[John of Rostov]], [[September 3]] | *1580 +[[John of Rostov]], [[September 3]] | ||
| − | *1588 Tsar | + | *1588 Tsar Theodore applies for permission to form a new Patriarchate for the Russian people. |
== First Patriarchate Period == | == First Patriarchate Period == | ||
| − | *1589 [[Ecumenical Patriarchate]] acknowledges autocephaly of [[Church of Russia]] and first Patriarch of Moscow, Metropolitan [[Job of Moscow]] is styled. | + | *1589 [[Ecumenical Patriarchate]] acknowledges [[autocephaly]] of [[Church of Russia]] and first Patriarch of Moscow, Metropolitan [[Job of Moscow]] is styled. |
*1666 Moscow Big Council | *1666 Moscow Big Council | ||
== The Synodical Church (1700-1917) == | == The Synodical Church (1700-1917) == | ||
| − | *1700 [[w:Peter I of Russia|Peter the Great]] published an ''Ukase'' (edict) on [[June 18|June 18th]] that made a resounding appeal for the propagation of the faith in Siberia and China; death of Patr. Adrian. | + | *1700 [[w:Peter I of Russia|Peter the Great]] published an ''Ukase'' (edict) on [[June 18|June 18th]] that made a resounding appeal for the propagation of the faith in Siberia and China; death of Patr. [[Adrian of Moscow|Adrian]]. |
*1700-+1720 Metropolitan Stephan Yavorsky | *1700-+1720 Metropolitan Stephan Yavorsky | ||
| − | *1702 In response to the | + | *1702 In response to the [[Ukaz]] of 1700, [[Philothei (Leschinsky)]] of Kiev is chosen as Metropolitan of Tobolsk and All Siberia (1702-1711), long since a center of [[missionary]] operations, in order to ''"lead the natives in China and Siberia to the service of the true and living God"''; he built 37 churches and personally accounted for the baptism of 40,000 Siberian tribesmen by 1721. |
* 1721 [[Apostolic Governing Synod|Holy and Governing Synod]] | * 1721 [[Apostolic Governing Synod|Holy and Governing Synod]] | ||
* 1848 [[Vladimir (Bogoyavlensky) of Kiev and Gallich|Basil Nikephorovich (Bogoyavlensky)]] born [[January 1]] in the province of Tambov. | * 1848 [[Vladimir (Bogoyavlensky) of Kiev and Gallich|Basil Nikephorovich (Bogoyavlensky)]] born [[January 1]] in the province of Tambov. | ||
* 1863 [[Anthony (Khrapovitsky) of Kiev|Alexei Pavlovich (Khrapovitsky)]] born [[March 17]] in Vatagino village of Kresteski district of the Novgorod province. | * 1863 [[Anthony (Khrapovitsky) of Kiev|Alexei Pavlovich (Khrapovitsky)]] born [[March 17]] in Vatagino village of Kresteski district of the Novgorod province. | ||
* 1874 [[Vladimir (Bogoyavlensky) of Kiev and Gallich|Basil (Bogoyavlensky)]] graduates from the Theological Academy in Kiev. | * 1874 [[Vladimir (Bogoyavlensky) of Kiev and Gallich|Basil (Bogoyavlensky)]] graduates from the Theological Academy in Kiev. | ||
| − | * 1881 [[Vladimir (Bogoyavlensky) of Kiev and Gallich|Basil (Bogoyavlensky)]] ordained a priest; [[Anthony (Khrapovitsky) of Kiev|Alexei Pavlovich Khrapovitsky]] | + | * 1881 [[Vladimir (Bogoyavlensky) of Kiev and Gallich|Basil (Bogoyavlensky)]] [[ordination|ordained]] a [[priest]]; [[Anthony (Khrapovitsky) of Kiev|Alexei Pavlovich Khrapovitsky]] enrolls in the St. Petersburg Theological Academy |
* 1883 Ceremonial ground breaking for the [[Church of the Resurrection of Christ (St. Petersburg)]], [[October 18]] | * 1883 Ceremonial ground breaking for the [[Church of the Resurrection of Christ (St. Petersburg)]], [[October 18]] | ||
| − | * 1885 [[Anthony (Khrapovitsky) of Kiev|Alexei Pavlovich (Khrapovitsky)]] | + | * 1885 [[Anthony (Khrapovitsky) of Kiev|Alexei Pavlovich (Khrapovitsky)]] [[tonsure]]d [[May 18]], and given the name Anthony prior to his graduation, then ordained a [[hierodeacon]], [[June 12]], and a [[hieromonk]], [[September 29]]; |
| − | * 1886 [[Vladimir (Bogoyavlensky) of Kiev and Gallich|Basil (Bogoyavlensky)]] enters the Kozlov Monastery in | + | * 1886 [[Vladimir (Bogoyavlensky) of Kiev and Gallich|Basil (Bogoyavlensky)]] enters the Kozlov Monastery in Tambov and is given the name Vladimir, after the death of his [[matushka]] and only child; [[Anthony (Khrapovitsky) of Kiev|Anthony (Khrapovitsky) of Kiev]] appointed to teach at the Kholm Theological Seminary |
* 1887 Plans approved and construction of the [[Church of the Resurrection of Christ (St. Petersburg)]] commences, [[May 1]] | * 1887 Plans approved and construction of the [[Church of the Resurrection of Christ (St. Petersburg)]] commences, [[May 1]] | ||
| − | * 1888 [[Vladimir (Bogoyavlensky) of Kiev and Gallich|Vladimir of Kiev]] consecrated Bishop of Staraya Rus and serves as a vicar bishop in the [[diocese]] of Novgorod; [[Anthony (Khrapovitsky) of Kiev|Anthony (Khrapovitsky) of Kiev]] awarded the degree of Master of Theology and becomes friends with St. [[John of Kronstadt]] | + | * 1888 [[Vladimir (Bogoyavlensky) of Kiev and Gallich|Vladimir of Kiev]] consecrated Bishop of Staraya Rus and serves as a [[vicar]] bishop in the [[diocese]] of [[Novgorod]]]; [[Anthony (Khrapovitsky) of Kiev|Anthony (Khrapovitsky) of Kiev]] awarded the degree of Master of Theology and becomes friends with St. [[John of Kronstadt]] |
* 1890 [[Anthony (Khrapovitsky) of Kiev|Anthony (Khrapovitsky) of Kiev]] appointed [[rector]] of the St. Petersburg Theological Academy and raised to the rank of [[archimandrite]]. He also produces "An Exegisis of the Book of the Prophet Micah"; | * 1890 [[Anthony (Khrapovitsky) of Kiev|Anthony (Khrapovitsky) of Kiev]] appointed [[rector]] of the St. Petersburg Theological Academy and raised to the rank of [[archimandrite]]. He also produces "An Exegisis of the Book of the Prophet Micah"; | ||
| − | * 1891 [[Anthony (Khrapovitsky) of Kiev|Anthony (Khrapovitsky) of Kiev]] appointed rector of the [[Moscow Theological Academy and Seminary|Moscow Theological Academy]]. | + | * 1891 [[Anthony (Khrapovitsky) of Kiev|Anthony (Khrapovitsky) of Kiev]] appointed [[rector]] of the [[Moscow Theological Academy and Seminary|Moscow Theological Academy]]. |
| − | * 1892 [[Vladimir (Bogoyavlensky) of Kiev and Gallich|Vladimir of Kiev]] | + | * 1892 [[Vladimir (Bogoyavlensky) of Kiev and Gallich|Vladimir of Kiev]] installed [[archbishop|Archbishop]] of Kartalin and Kahetin |
| − | * 1897 [[Anthony (Khrapovitsky) of Kiev|Anthony (Khrapovitsky) of Kiev]] [[ | + | * 1897 [[Anthony (Khrapovitsky) of Kiev|Anthony (Khrapovitsky) of Kiev]] [[consecration of a bishop|consecrated]] Bishop of Cheboksary |
| − | * 1898 [[Vladimir (Bogoyavlensky) of Kiev and Gallich|Vladimir of Kiev]] | + | * 1898 [[Vladimir (Bogoyavlensky) of Kiev and Gallich|Vladimir of Kiev]] installed as [[Metropolitan of Moscow]] and Kolomna |
| − | * 1907 [[Church of the Resurrection of Christ (St. Petersburg)]] consecrated [[August 31]] | + | * 1907 [[Church of the Resurrection of Christ (St. Petersburg)]] [[consecration of a church|consecrated]] [[August 31]] |
* 1912 [[Vladimir (Bogoyavlensky) of Kiev and Gallich|Vladimir of Kiev]] ordained Metropolitan of Petrograd | * 1912 [[Vladimir (Bogoyavlensky) of Kiev and Gallich|Vladimir of Kiev]] ordained Metropolitan of Petrograd | ||
* 1915 [[Vladimir (Bogoyavlensky) of Kiev and Gallich|Vladimir of Kiev]] falls out of favour with the [[Nicholas II of Russia|tsar]] for disapproving of [[Gregory Efimovich Rasputin|Rasputin]] | * 1915 [[Vladimir (Bogoyavlensky) of Kiev and Gallich|Vladimir of Kiev]] falls out of favour with the [[Nicholas II of Russia|tsar]] for disapproving of [[Gregory Efimovich Rasputin|Rasputin]] | ||
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== Russian Orthodox Church during Communist ruling == | == Russian Orthodox Church during Communist ruling == | ||
* 1917 [[All-Russian Church Council of 1917-1918|All-Russian Church Council]] elects Metropolitan [[Tikhon of Moscow]] as Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia. | * 1917 [[All-Russian Church Council of 1917-1918|All-Russian Church Council]] elects Metropolitan [[Tikhon of Moscow]] as Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia. | ||
| − | * 1918 Bolshevik | + | * 1918 Bolshevik forces vie for control of Kiev damaging many [[church]]es and [[monastery|monasteries]] by cannon fire; The Bolsheviks seize the Kiev Caves Lavra, [[January 23]]; [[Vladimir (Bogoyavlensky) of Kiev and Gallich|Vladimir of Kiev]] is murdered, [[January 25]]; The Grand Duchess [[Elizabeth the New Martyr]] <ref>Source: "A LIFELONG PASSION, NICHOLAS AND ALEXANDRA THEIR OWN STORY"., Andrei Maylunas and Sergi Mironenko., Doubleday, New York., February 1997., pp. 638-639).</ref> is murdered, [[July 17]]. |
* 1925 + [[Tikhon of Moscow]] | * 1925 + [[Tikhon of Moscow]] | ||
* 1945 + [[Sergius I (Stragorodsky) of Moscow]] | * 1945 + [[Sergius I (Stragorodsky) of Moscow]] | ||
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== Russian Orthodox Church after the collapse of the Soviet Union == | == Russian Orthodox Church after the collapse of the Soviet Union == | ||
| − | * Discrimination of the orthodox in West | + | * Discrimination of the orthodox in West Ukraine, restoration of so called Greek-Catholic church. |
| − | * Church schism in Ukraine (formation of so called Kievan Patriarchate, UAOC etc) | + | * Church [[schism]] in Ukraine (formation of so called Kievan Patriarchate, UAOC etc) |
* 1992 [[Church of Russia]] glorifies Grand Duchess [[Elizabeth the New Martyr|Elizabeth]] and [[Vladimir (Bogoyavlensky) of Kiev and Gallich|Vladimir of Kiev]]; | * 1992 [[Church of Russia]] glorifies Grand Duchess [[Elizabeth the New Martyr|Elizabeth]] and [[Vladimir (Bogoyavlensky) of Kiev and Gallich|Vladimir of Kiev]]; | ||
* 1998 [[Church of Constantinople]], not recognizing Russia's right to issue a [[tomos]] of [[autocephaly]] in 1951, issues its own tomos for the [[Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia]]; | * 1998 [[Church of Constantinople]], not recognizing Russia's right to issue a [[tomos]] of [[autocephaly]] in 1951, issues its own tomos for the [[Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia]]; | ||
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* 2004 Consecration of first Orthodox church in Antarctica by [[Church of Russia]]; [[Theotokos of Tikhvin|Tikhvin Icon]] returned to Tikhvin Dormition Monastery after six decades in the United States; [[Church of Constantinople|Ecumenical Patriarchate]] canonizes Fr. [[Alexis Medvedkov]], Fr. [[Dimitri Klepinine]], Mother [[Maria Skobtsova]], [[George Skobtsov]] and [[Elie Fondaminskii]] of the Russian emigration in France; | * 2004 Consecration of first Orthodox church in Antarctica by [[Church of Russia]]; [[Theotokos of Tikhvin|Tikhvin Icon]] returned to Tikhvin Dormition Monastery after six decades in the United States; [[Church of Constantinople|Ecumenical Patriarchate]] canonizes Fr. [[Alexis Medvedkov]], Fr. [[Dimitri Klepinine]], Mother [[Maria Skobtsova]], [[George Skobtsov]] and [[Elie Fondaminskii]] of the Russian emigration in France; | ||
* 2006 Publication of first Orthodox prayer book in Chinese and Russian; Pope [[Benedict XVI]] drops ''Patriarch of the West'' title; Russian Orthodox parish opened in Pyongyang, North Korea; | * 2006 Publication of first Orthodox prayer book in Chinese and Russian; Pope [[Benedict XVI]] drops ''Patriarch of the West'' title; Russian Orthodox parish opened in Pyongyang, North Korea; | ||
| − | * 2007 Restoration of [[full communion]] between [[Moscow Patriarchate]] and [[ROCOR]]; Russian delegation walks out of Ravenna talks in protest of presence of Estonian delegation ([[Church of Constantinople|EP]]); | + | * 2007 Restoration of [[full communion]] between [[Moscow Patriarchate]] and [[ROCOR]]; Russian delegation walks out of [[Ravenna]] talks in protest of presence of Estonian delegation ([[Church of Constantinople|EP]]); |
* 2008 + [[Alexei II (Ridiger) of Moscow]] | * 2008 + [[Alexei II (Ridiger) of Moscow]] | ||
* 2009 [[Kyrill I (Gundyayev) of Moscow]] elected as Metropolitan. | * 2009 [[Kyrill I (Gundyayev) of Moscow]] elected as Metropolitan. | ||
| − | ==Further | + | ==Further rereading== |
* Paul Bushkovitch. ''[http://books.google.ca/books?id=vB0OqzCU5i4C&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_navlinks_s Religion and Society in Russia: The Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries].'' Oxford University Press US, 1992. ISBN 9780195069464 | * Paul Bushkovitch. ''[http://books.google.ca/books?id=vB0OqzCU5i4C&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_navlinks_s Religion and Society in Russia: The Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries].'' Oxford University Press US, 1992. ISBN 9780195069464 | ||
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Revision as of 14:35, September 7, 2009
Contents
- 1 Problem of periodisation of Russian Church history
- 2 Russian Church under the Patriarch of Constantinople
- 3 Autocephalous Russian Metropolis
- 4 First Patriarchate Period
- 5 The Synodical Church (1700-1917)
- 6 Russian Orthodox Church during Communist ruling
- 7 Russian Orthodox Church after the collapse of the Soviet Union
- 8 Further rereading
Problem of periodisation of Russian Church history
Russian Church under the Patriarch of Constantinople
- First century Apostle Andrew First-called visits the future Russian lands, planted a cross on one of the high hills of Kiev
- 864 Patriarch Photius sends bishop to Kiev
- 954 Princess Ol'ha (Olga) of Kiev baptized.
- 983 Protomartyrs Theodor and his son John
Period of the Kievan Metropolia (988-1304)
- 988 Baptism by St. Vladimir of Kievan Rus'
- 991 + St. Michael of Kiev
- 1015 [[Hilarion of Kiev|Murder of passion-bearers Boris and Gleb
- 1051 Ilarion of Kiev]] installed to the primatial see; St. Anthony of the Caves brings Athonite monasticism to Russia.
- +1073 St. Anthony of the Caves
- 1130 Nifont of Novgorod is made Bishop of Novgorod.
- 1158 + Konstantin I of Kiev
- 1163 John is made Bishop of Novgorod and builds seven churches.
- 1185 + John, Bishop of Novgorod, September 7
Russian Church after the mongol invasion (since 1237)
- 1245 Martyrdom of right-believing Prince Michael of Chernigov and his boyarin (i.e nobleman from his court) Theodore in Gold Orda
- 1261 Sarai diocese (in Gold Orda) was established
- +1263 Right-believing Prince Alexander Nevsky
- 1342 Sergius of Radonezh with his brother Stephan founded Holy Trinity Lavra;
- 1378 + Metropolitan Alexis of Moscow
- 1392 + St. Sergius of Radonezh, September 25;
- 1430 + Andrew Rublev (b. 1370), iconographer.
South-west (Kievan-Lithuanian) Metropolis (1458—1686) under the Patriarch of Constantinople
- 1596 Union of Brest, large persecutions on the Orthodoxy in Polish–Lithuanian_Commonwealth
- 1646 +Peter Mogila, Metropolitan of Kiev
- 1686 Kievan metropolis passed from jurisdiction of Constantinople under Moscow Patriarchate
Autocephalous Russian Metropolis
- 1448 Russian Church (Moscow Metropolis) became autocephalous
- 1471 +Metropolitan Jonas of Moscow
- 1508 +Nilus of Sora
- 1515 +Joseph of Volokalamsk
- 1533 +Alexander, Abbot of Svir, August 30.
- 1570 Cornelius of the Pskov Caves, [1] martyred by Tsar Ivan IV (the terrible), February 20;
- 1580 +John of Rostov, September 3
- 1588 Tsar Theodore applies for permission to form a new Patriarchate for the Russian people.
First Patriarchate Period
- 1589 Ecumenical Patriarchate acknowledges autocephaly of Church of Russia and first Patriarch of Moscow, Metropolitan Job of Moscow is styled.
- 1666 Moscow Big Council
The Synodical Church (1700-1917)
- 1700 Peter the Great published an Ukase (edict) on June 18th that made a resounding appeal for the propagation of the faith in Siberia and China; death of Patr. Adrian.
- 1700-+1720 Metropolitan Stephan Yavorsky
- 1702 In response to the Ukaz of 1700, Philothei (Leschinsky) of Kiev is chosen as Metropolitan of Tobolsk and All Siberia (1702-1711), long since a center of missionary operations, in order to "lead the natives in China and Siberia to the service of the true and living God"; he built 37 churches and personally accounted for the baptism of 40,000 Siberian tribesmen by 1721.
- 1721 Holy and Governing Synod
- 1848 Basil Nikephorovich (Bogoyavlensky) born January 1 in the province of Tambov.
- 1863 Alexei Pavlovich (Khrapovitsky) born March 17 in Vatagino village of Kresteski district of the Novgorod province.
- 1874 Basil (Bogoyavlensky) graduates from the Theological Academy in Kiev.
- 1881 Basil (Bogoyavlensky) ordained a priest; Alexei Pavlovich Khrapovitsky enrolls in the St. Petersburg Theological Academy
- 1883 Ceremonial ground breaking for the Church of the Resurrection of Christ (St. Petersburg), October 18
- 1885 Alexei Pavlovich (Khrapovitsky) tonsured May 18, and given the name Anthony prior to his graduation, then ordained a hierodeacon, June 12, and a hieromonk, September 29;
- 1886 Basil (Bogoyavlensky) enters the Kozlov Monastery in Tambov and is given the name Vladimir, after the death of his matushka and only child; Anthony (Khrapovitsky) of Kiev appointed to teach at the Kholm Theological Seminary
- 1887 Plans approved and construction of the Church of the Resurrection of Christ (St. Petersburg) commences, May 1
- 1888 Vladimir of Kiev consecrated Bishop of Staraya Rus and serves as a vicar bishop in the diocese of Novgorod]; Anthony (Khrapovitsky) of Kiev awarded the degree of Master of Theology and becomes friends with St. John of Kronstadt
- 1890 Anthony (Khrapovitsky) of Kiev appointed rector of the St. Petersburg Theological Academy and raised to the rank of archimandrite. He also produces "An Exegisis of the Book of the Prophet Micah";
- 1891 Anthony (Khrapovitsky) of Kiev appointed rector of the Moscow Theological Academy.
- 1892 Vladimir of Kiev installed Archbishop of Kartalin and Kahetin
- 1897 Anthony (Khrapovitsky) of Kiev consecrated Bishop of Cheboksary
- 1898 Vladimir of Kiev installed as Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna
- 1907 Church of the Resurrection of Christ (St. Petersburg) consecrated August 31
- 1912 Vladimir of Kiev ordained Metropolitan of Petrograd
- 1915 Vladimir of Kiev falls out of favour with the tsar for disapproving of Rasputin
- 1917 Vladimir of Kiev announces Tikhon as Patriarch of Moscow;
Russian Orthodox Church during Communist ruling
- 1917 All-Russian Church Council elects Metropolitan Tikhon of Moscow as Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia.
- 1918 Bolshevik forces vie for control of Kiev damaging many churches and monasteries by cannon fire; The Bolsheviks seize the Kiev Caves Lavra, January 23; Vladimir of Kiev is murdered, January 25; The Grand Duchess Elizabeth the New Martyr [2] is murdered, July 17.
- 1925 + Tikhon of Moscow
- 1945 + Sergius I (Stragorodsky) of Moscow
- 1970 + Alexei I (Simansky) of Moscow
- 1981 Elizabeth glorified by ROCOR.
- 1990 + Pimen I (Izvekov) of Moscow
Russian Orthodox Church after the collapse of the Soviet Union
- Discrimination of the orthodox in West Ukraine, restoration of so called Greek-Catholic church.
- Church schism in Ukraine (formation of so called Kievan Patriarchate, UAOC etc)
- 1992 Church of Russia glorifies Grand Duchess Elizabeth and Vladimir of Kiev;
- 1998 Church of Constantinople, not recognizing Russia's right to issue a tomos of autocephaly in 1951, issues its own tomos for the Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia;
- 2000 Russian Orthodox Church announces the canonization of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his immediate family; the restored Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow was consecrated on August 19; Church of Russia glorified Hieromartyr Andronik, Archbishop of Perm, one of Russia's New Martyrs and Confessors.
- 2004 Consecration of first Orthodox church in Antarctica by Church of Russia; Tikhvin Icon returned to Tikhvin Dormition Monastery after six decades in the United States; Ecumenical Patriarchate canonizes Fr. Alexis Medvedkov, Fr. Dimitri Klepinine, Mother Maria Skobtsova, George Skobtsov and Elie Fondaminskii of the Russian emigration in France;
- 2006 Publication of first Orthodox prayer book in Chinese and Russian; Pope Benedict XVI drops Patriarch of the West title; Russian Orthodox parish opened in Pyongyang, North Korea;
- 2007 Restoration of full communion between Moscow Patriarchate and ROCOR; Russian delegation walks out of Ravenna talks in protest of presence of Estonian delegation (EP);
- 2008 + Alexei II (Ridiger) of Moscow
- 2009 Kyrill I (Gundyayev) of Moscow elected as Metropolitan.
Further rereading
- Paul Bushkovitch. Religion and Society in Russia: The Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries. Oxford University Press US, 1992. ISBN 9780195069464
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- ↑ St. Cornelius of the Pskov Caves martyrdom is recorded in the old manuscripts of the Trinity-Sergiev Lavra
- ↑ Source: "A LIFELONG PASSION, NICHOLAS AND ALEXANDRA THEIR OWN STORY"., Andrei Maylunas and Sergi Mironenko., Doubleday, New York., February 1997., pp. 638-639).
