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Diocese Of Moscow
The Urban Diocese of Moscow () is a conventional name of church administrative institution of Russian Orthodox Church in the city of Moscow. The head of the diocese (eparchy) is the Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus', Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus'. The diocese consists of stauropegic Monastery, monasteries, cathedrals and churches of Moscow Kremlin, and parish churches, divided into 10 vicariates, which are, in turn, divided into 27 blagochiniyes (deaneries). References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katedra Chrystusa Zbawiciela W Moskwie 2
Katedra (cathedral in Polish, in Lithuanian, in Ukraine) can refer to: * ''The Cathedral'' (2002 film), a short animated movie by Tomasz Bagiński * Chair (academic department), a type of a university department in Poland and Czech Republic *Katedra (band) Katedra (''Cathedral'' in English) was a Lithuanian heavy metal band, founded in 1986. From the outset, it was significantly influenced by the style of Iron Maiden. In May 2019, the band announced they would be disbanding following their perf ..., a Lithuanian heavy metal band *, Polish website devoted to speculative fiction (reviews, interviews, news, etc.) See also * {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Orthodox Church
The Russian Orthodox Church (ROC; ;), also officially known as the Moscow Patriarchate (), is an autocephaly, autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodox Christian church. It has 194 dioceses inside Russia. The Primate (bishop), primate of the ROC is the patriarch of Moscow and all Rus'. The History of the Russian Orthodox Church, history of the ROC begins with the Christianization of Kievan Rus', which commenced in 988 with the baptism of Vladimir the Great and his subjects by the clergy of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople. Starting in the 14th century, Moscow served as the primary residence of the Russian List of metropolitans and patriarchs of Moscow, metropolitan. The ROC declared autocephaly in 1448 when it elected its own metropolitan. In 1589, the metropolitan was elevated to the position of patriarch with the consent of Constantinople. In the mid-17th century, a series of reforms led to Schism of the Russian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patriarch Of Moscow And All Rus'
The Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus (), also known as the Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia, is the title of the Primate (bishop), primate of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC). It is often preceded by the honorific "His Holiness". As the Ordinary (church officer), ordinary of the diocese of Moscow, the office holder's direct canonical remit extends only to Moscow; however, as the patriarch, the office holder has a number of church-wide administrative powers as laid down by the charter of the ROC.Устав Русской Православной Церкви (принят на Ар� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stauropegic
A stauropegion, also spelled stavropegion (from , in turn from σταυρός ''stauros'' "cross" and πήγνυμι ''pegnumi'' "to affirm"), is a monastery or a parish which depends directly on the Primate (bishop), primate or on the Holy Synod of a particular Church, and which is not under the jurisdiction of the local bishop. The name comes from the Byzantine tradition of summoning the Patriarch to place a cross at the foundation of stauropegic monasteries or parochial Church (building), churches. Such exempt jurisdictions, both monastic and parochial, are common in Eastern Christianity, mainly in Eastern Orthodox Churches, but also in some Eastern Catholic Churches. Their institutional counterparts in the Latin Church ecclesiastical order of the Catholic Church are various Exemption (Catholic canon law), exempt jurisdictions, such as monasteries that are directly subjected to the Holy See of Rome. Stauropegic monasteries A stauropegic monastery, also rendered "stavropeg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monastery
A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of Monasticism, monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in Cenobitic monasticism, communities or alone (hermits). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer which may be a chapel, Church (building), church, or temple, and may also serve as an Oratory (worship), oratory, or in the case of Cenobium, communities anything from a single building housing only one senior and two or three junior monks or nuns, to vast complexes and estates housing tens or hundreds. A monastery complex typically comprises a number of buildings which include a church, dormitory, cloister, refectory, library, Wiktionary:balneary, balneary and Hospital, infirmary and outlying Monastic grange, granges. Depending on the location, the monastic order and the occupation of its inhabitants, the complex may also include a wide range of buildings that facilitate self-sufficiency and service to the commun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cathedral
A cathedral is a church (building), church that contains the of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, Annual conferences within Methodism, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denominations with an episcopal hierarchy, such as the Catholic Church, Catholic, Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodox, Anglicanism, Anglican, and some Lutheranism, Lutheran churches.''New Standard Encyclopedia'', 1998 by Standard Educational Corporation, Chicago, Illinois; page B-262c. Church buildings embodying the functions of a cathedral first appeared in Italy, Gaul, Spain, and North Africa in the 4th century, but cathedrals did not become universal within the Western Catholic Church until the 12th century, by which time they had developed architectural forms, institutional structures, and legal identities distinct from parish churches, monastery, monastic churches, and episcopal residences. The cathedra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moscow Kremlin
The Moscow Kremlin (also the Kremlin) is a fortified complex in Moscow, Russia. Located in the centre of the country's capital city, the Moscow Kremlin comprises five palaces, four cathedrals, and the enclosing Kremlin Wall along with the Kremlin towers. In the complex is the Grand Kremlin Palace, which was one of the royal residences of the Tsar of Russia, and now is the residence of the president of the Russian Federation. The Moscow Kremlin overlooks the Moskva River to the south, Saint Basil's Cathedral and Red Square to the east, and Alexander Garden to the west. In the Russian language, ''kremlin'' denotes a 'fortress within a city', and there are many historical cities with Kremlin of their own. However, the Moscow Kremlin, the best known, also serves an international-politics metonym that identifies the Government of Russia. During the Cold War (1947–1991), the term ''The Kremlin'' meant the Government of the Soviet Union and the term '' Kremlinology'' meant t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eparchies Of The Russian Orthodox Church
This is the list of the metropolitanates and eparchies (dioceses) of the Russian Orthodox Church. Russia Eparchies and metropolitanates of the Russian Orthodox Church in the Russian Federation:Official site of the Russian Orthodox ChurchOrganization/ref> Belarus Eparchies of the Belarusian Orthodox Church, Belarusian Exarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church in Belarus: Ukraine Eparchies of Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) (and its predecessor Exarchate of Ukraine): In May 2022 the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) itself announced its separation from the Moscow Patriarchate and excluded ‘any provisions that at least somehow hinted at or indicated the connection with Moscow’ (following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine); the Russian Orthodox Church continues to claim jurisdiction over Ukraine. Latvia Eparchies of the Latvian Orthodox Church: Estonia Eparchies of the Estonian Orthodox Church of Moscow Patriarchate: Moldova Eparchies of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
