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Michael I Of Kiev
Metropolitan Michael I of Kiev (; ; died 15 June 992) is considered to be the first Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus' from 988 until his death. He was canonised as a saint by the Russian Orthodox Church, being commemorated with a feast day on 15 June and 30 September. Biography Different historical accounts state that he was either Assyrian or Bulgarian. He is traditionally accounted as founding the St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery in Kiev as well as the Mezhyhirskyi Monastery near Vyshhorod with Greek monks in 988. Veneration and relics His relics were originally located in the Church of the Tithes, then they were moved to the Near Caves of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra, and are now located in the Dormition Cathedral of the lavra. Michael's feast day is observed on June 15 ( death day), September 30 ( translation of relics), and formerly (with Anthony of Kiev and Theodosius of Kiev) on September 2 Events Pre-1600 * 44 BC – Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint
In Christianity, Christian belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of sanctification in Christianity, holiness, imitation of God, likeness, or closeness to God in Christianity, God. However, the use of the term ''saint'' depends on the context and Christian denomination, denomination. In Anglican Communion, Anglican, Oriental Orthodox, and Lutheranism, Lutheran doctrine, all of their faithful deceased in Heaven are considered to be saints, but a selected few are considered worthy of greater honor or emulation. Official Ecclesiastical polity, ecclesiastical recognition, and veneration, is conferred on some denominational saints through the process of canonization in the Catholic Church or glorification in the Eastern Orthodox Church after their approval. In many Protestant denominations, and following from Pauline usage, ''saint'' refers broadly to any holy Christian, without special recognition or selection. While the English word ''saint'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Relics
In religion, a relic is an object or article of religious significance from the past. It usually consists of the physical remains or personal effects of a saint or other person preserved for the purpose of veneration as a tangible memorial. Relics are an important aspect of some forms of Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, shamanism, and many other religions. ''Relic'' derives from the Latin ''reliquiae'', meaning "remains", and a form of the Latin verb ''relinquere'', to "leave behind, or abandon". A reliquary is a shrine that houses one or more religious relics. In classical antiquity In ancient Greece, a city or sanctuary might claim to possess, without necessarily displaying, the remains of a venerated hero as a part of a hero cult. Other venerable objects associated with the hero were more likely to be on display in sanctuaries, such as spears, shields, or other weaponry; chariots, ships or figureheads; furniture such as chairs or tripods; and clothing. The sanctuary of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metropolitan Of Kiev And All-Rus'
The Metropolis of Kiev and all Rus' (; ) was a Metropolis (religious jurisdiction), metropolis of the Eastern Orthodox Church that was erected on the territory of Kievan Rus'. It existed between 988 AD and 1590s AD. The long lasting "tug of war" between bishops from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Ruthenia and bishops of the Principality of Moscow resulted in reorganization of the metropolis as the bishops from Moscow refused to recognize decisions of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. Canon law of the Eastern Orthodox Church, Canonically, it was under the jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. The metropolitan seat (''cathedra'') was located in the city of Kiev until it was moved to Vladimir, Russia, Vladimir-na-Klyazme in 1299 and then Moscow in 1325. The metropolis was later revived in the territory of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1620 AD to 1686 AD as an exarchate of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. Again, to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
September 2 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics)
September 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics), Sep. 1 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - September 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics), Sep. 3 All fixed Synaxarium, commemorations below celebrated on ''September 15'' by Eastern Orthodox Church, Orthodox Churches on the Julian Calendar, Old Calendar. For September 2nd, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on ''August 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics), August 20''. Saints * Righteous Eleazar, son of Righteous Aaron, and Righteous Phinehas, Phineas (c. 1400 B.C.)September 2/September 15 Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU). Συναξαριστής. 2 Σεπτεμβρίου '' ECCL ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodosius Of Kiev
Theodosius of Kiev or Theodosius of the Caves (; ) is an 11th-century saint who brought Cenobitic Monasticism to Kievan Rus' and, together with Anthony of Kiev, founded the Kiev Caves Lavra (Monastery of the Caves). A hagiography of Theodosius was written in the twelfth century. Theodosius' greatest achievement has been the introducing of the monastic rule of Theodore the Studite in the Monastery of the Caves whence it spread to all the monasteries of the Ukrainian and Russian Orthodox Church. According to the ''Primary Chronicle'': According to the ''Life of Theodosius'' by Nestor the Chronicler:Fedotov, G. P. (ed.), ''A Treasury of Russian Spirituality'' (London: Sheed & Ward, 1950), p. 45. Quoted in Theodosius has been glorified (canonized) as a saint by the Russian Orthodox Church. His main feast day is 3 May, the date of his repose. His relics were discovered by Nestor the Chronicler on 14 August 1091, and were found to be incorrupt. The relics were transferred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Of Kiev
Anthony of Kiev, also called Anthony of the Caves (, ; c. 983 – 1073), was a monk and the founder of the monastic tradition in Kievan Rus'. Together with Theodosius of Kiev, he co-founded the Kiev Pechersk Lavra (Kiev Monastery of the Caves). Early life He was born in Liubech (present-day Ukraine) in Chernigov Principality and was baptized with the name "Antipas". He was drawn to the spiritual life from an early age and left for the Greek Orthodox Esphigmenou Monastery on Mount Athos to live as a hermit. He lived in a secluded cave there overlooking the sea, which is open to visitors today. In circa 1011, the abbot gave Anthony the job of expanding monasticism in his native Kiev (present-day Kyiv, Ukraine), which had only recently begun its conversion to Christianity. Return to Kiev Anthony returned to Kiev, and found several monasteries established on the order of local princes, but these were not as austere as Anthony was used to from his time on Mount Athos. He inste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Translation Of Relics
In Christianity, the translation of relics is the ceremonial removal of holy objects from one place to another (usually a higher-status location). Usually only the movement of the remains of a saint's body would be treated so formally, with secondary relics such as items of clothing treated with less ceremony. Translations could be accompanied by many acts, including all-night vigils and processions, often involving entire communities. The solemn translation (in Latin, ) of relics is not treated as the outward recognition of sanctity. Rather, miracles confirmed a saint's sanctity, as evinced by the fact that when the papacy attempted to make canonization an official process in the twelfth century, many collections of miracles were written in the hope of providing proof of the saint-in-question's status. In the early Middle Ages, the solemn translation marked the moment at which, the saint's miracles having been recognized, the relic was moved by a bishop or abbot to a prominent p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
