The Crown of Rus (), also known as the Crown of

Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia The Principality or, from 1253, Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia, also known as the Kingdom of Ruthenia, Kingdom of Rus', or Kingdom of Russia, also Halych–Volhynian Kingdom was a medieval state in Eastern Europe which existed from 1199 to 1349. I ...

, is the crown with which

Daniel of Galicia Daniel Romanovich (1201–1264) was Prince of Galicia (1205–1207; 1211–1212; 1230–1232; 1233–1234; 1238–1264), Prince of Volhynia, Volhynia (1205–1208; 1215–1238), Grand Prince of Kiev (1240), and King of Ruthenia (1253–1264). B ...

was crowned in 1253 by a papal

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in Drohiczyn (Dorohochyn). The coronation of Daniel took place around the same time as

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. The Crown of Rus is related to territories around the city of

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in Ukraine and should not be confused with the modern Russia based in

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History

The crowning of Daniel of Galicia is a debated topic, most historians landing around the year 1253, but the specific date is not known. Historian Mykhailo Hrushevsky wrote that the coronation took place in 1252, Vladimir Pashuto considered the date to be around 1254, and Mykola Kotlyar gives the year 1253. Daniel took crown from the hands of Opizzo Fieschi, a

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and nephew of

Pope Innocent IV Pope Innocent IV (; – 7 December 1254), born Sinibaldo Fieschi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 25 June 1243 to his death in 1254. Fieschi was born in Genoa and studied at the universities of Parma and Bolo ...

. The crown is believed to have been lost. However, there are many speculations on where it might be located, including

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, the

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, the

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, and

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. Polish historian believes that the crown was converted into a miter for

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bishops in

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and searches for it in Polish monasteries.

Replica

After Ukrainian independence in 1991, work began on a replica, based on the drawings and historical data by the jewelers from

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and Western Ukraine. The crown was finished in 2000s and now part of a permanent exhibit of the Zolochiv Castle in Western Ukraine.Копія корони короля Данила Галицького (A copy of the crown of king Danylo Halytskiy)
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Gallery

File:Mitre episcopalis of Peremyshl.jpg, Mitre of bishops of Przemyśl (1898) File:Йосафат Коциловський на святі у Самборі.jpg, Josaphat Koncilowski with the Mitre of bishops of Przemyśl at celebration of the coronation of the icon of Theotokos of Sambor

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