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'''Church of Ukraine''' may refer to:
name= Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate)|
 
founder= St. [[Vladimir of Kiev]]|
 
independence=1990 |
 
recognition= 1990 by [[Church of Russia]] |
 
primate=[[Volodymyr (Sabodan) of Kiev|Metr. Volodymyr]]|
 
hq=Kiev, Ukraine|
 
territory=Ukraine|
 
possessions= N/A|
 
language=[[Church Slavonic]]|
 
music=[[Ukrainian Chant]]|
 
calendar=[[Julian Calendar|Julian]]|
 
population=35,000,000|
 
website=[http://pravoslavye.org.ua/ UOC-MP]
 
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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.
 
  
==History==
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* 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.
 
 
==Ukrainian Orthodox divisions==
 
 
 
:''Main article:  [[Orthodox divisions in Ukraine]]''
 
 
 
 
 
Orthodox Christianity in Ukraine is currently divided into three main factions:
 
 
 
*'''Church of Ukraine (Moscow Patriarchate) (UOC-MP)''' (which this article covers)
 
*'''[[Church of Ukraine (Kiev Patriarchate)]] (UOC-KP)'''
 
*'''[[Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church]] (UAOC)'''
 
 
 
Only the UOC-MP is currently in [[full communion]] with the [[Church of Russia]] and the remainder of the mainstream Orthodox Church.
 
 
 
 
 
There is also another small splinter faction:
 
 
 
*'''[[Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church-Canonical]] (UAOC-C)'''
 
 
 
==Ukrainian Orthodoxy abroad==
 
Orthodox churches of the Ukrainian tradition outside of Ukraine are mainly cared for by the [[Church of Constantinople|Ecumenical Patriarchate]], including:
 
*[[Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the USA]]
 
*[[Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada]]
 
 
 
==See also==
 
*[[Union of Brest-Litovsk]]
 
 
 
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==External links==
 
*[http://www.orthodox.org.ua/ Ukrainian Orthodox Church], official website
 
*[http://pravoslavye.org.ua/ UOC-MP]
 
 
 
 
 
[[Category:Jurisdictions|Ukraine]]
 

Latest revision as of 14:24, February 5, 2022

Church of Ukraine may refer to: