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| + | '''Church of Ukraine''' may refer to: |
| − | name= Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate)|
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| − | founder= [[Apostle Andrew]]; St. [[Vladimir of Kiev]]|
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| − | independence=1990 |
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| − | recognition= 1990 by [[Church of Russia]] |
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| − | primate=[[Volodymyr (Sabodan) of Kiev|Metr. Volodymyr]]|
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| − | hq=Kiev, Ukraine|
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| − | territory=Ukraine|
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| − | possessions= N/A|
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| − | language=[[Church Slavonic]]|
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| − | music=[[Ukrainian Chant]]|
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| − | calendar=[[Julian Calendar|Julian]]|
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| − | population=35,000,000|
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| − | website=[http://pravoslavye.org.ua/ UOC-MP]
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| − | }}
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| − | The '''Church of Ukraine''' is an [[autonomy|autonomous]] Orthodox church whose [[primate]] is confirmed by the [[Church of Russia]]. Its history extends to the introduction of Christianity into Kievan Rus' with the [[baptism]] of Prince St. [[Vladimir of Kiev]] and his people in 988, known as the [[Baptism of Rus']]. Its current primate is His Beatitude [[Volodymyr (Sabodan) of Kiev|Volodymyr (Sabodan)]] (who resides at the [[Monastery of the Kiev Caves|Kiev Pecherska Lavra]], which is the heartbeat of Ukrainian Orthodoxy), Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine. Its autonomy is currently not recognized in international Orthodox gatherings.
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| − | ==History==
| + | * the [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church]], an autonomous church under the [[Russian Orthodox Church|Church of Russia]] established in 1990. |
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| + | * the [[Orthodox Church of Ukraine]], an autocephalous church proclaimed in 2019, whose autocephaly and canonicity is not universally recognized. |
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| − | ==Ukrainian Orthodox divisions==
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| − | :''Main article: [[Orthodox divisions in Ukraine]]''
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| − | Orthodox Christianity in Ukraine is currently divided into three main factions:
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| − | *Church of Ukraine (Moscow Patriarchate) (UOC-MP) (which this article covers)
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| − | *[[Church of Ukraine (Kiev Patriarchate)]] (UOC-KP)
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| − | *[[Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church]] (UAOC) | |
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| − | Only the UOC-MP is currently in [[full communion]] with the [[Church of Russia]] and the remainder of the mainstream Orthodox Church.
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| − | ==Ukrainian Orthodoxy abroad==
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| − | Orthodox churches of the Ukrainian tradition outside of Ukraine are mainly cared for by the [[Church of Constantinople|Ecumenical Patriarchate]], including:
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| − | *[[Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the USA]] | |
| − | *[[Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada]]
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| − | But even outside the Ukraine there are splinter groups. These include
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| − | *'''[[Autonomous Ukrainian Orthodox Church in America]] (AUOCA)''' which was formerly known as the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church - Canonical and which claims its lineage through the Tomos of Autonomy of 1924 given by the Orthodox Church of Poland.
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| − | ==See also==
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| − | *[[Union of Brest-Litovsk]]
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| − | ==External links==
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| − | *[http://www.orthodox.org.ua/ Ukrainian Orthodox Church], official website
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| − | *[http://pravoslavye.org.ua/ UOC-MP]
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| − | [[Category:Jurisdictions|Ukraine]]
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