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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==
:''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.
==Ukrainian Orthodoxy abroad==
*[[Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the USA]]
*[[Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada]]
But even outside the Ukraine there are splinter groups. These include
*'''[[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.
==See also==
