Gedeon Chetvertinsky

Gedeon Sviatopolk-Chetvertynsky, secular name Hryhoriy, Ukrainian: Григорій Святополк-Четвертинський; Russian: Григорий Захарович Святополк-Четвертинский, Grigory Zakharovich Svyatopolk-Chetvertinsky; died 1690) 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". The appointment was recommended by hetman of the Zaporizhian Host Ivan Samoylovych.

Biography

Stemming from a noble family of Rurikid stock, His nephew later married the hetman's daughter Anastasia. After the deposition of Samoilovych, in 1688 Gedeon was barred from using the particle "of all Ruthenia" in his title. ==Legacy==

Legacy

Gedeon's decision to accept his installation from the Patriarch of Moscow undermined the independence of the Orthodox Church in those parts of Ruthenian 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). ==Gallery==

Gallery

File:Mitra gedeon.jpg|Gedeon's mitre, 1685 (Historical museum, Moscow) ==See also==

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