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| + | '''Church of Ukraine''' may refer to: |
− | name= Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate)|
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− | founder= St. [[Vladimir of Kiev]]|
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− | independence=1990 |
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− | recognition= 1990 by [[Church of Russia]] |
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− | primate=[[Volodymyr (Sabodan) of Kiev|Metr. Volodymyr]]|
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− | hq=Kiev, Ukraine|
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− | territory=Ukraine|
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− | possessions= N/A|
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− | language=[[Church Slavonic]]|
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− | music=[[Ukrainian Chant]]|
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− | calendar=[[Julian Calendar|Julian]]|
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− | population=35,000,000|
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− | website=[http://pravoslavye.org.ua/ UOC-MP]
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− | }}
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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]], Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine. Its autonomy is currently not recognized in international Orthodox gatherings.
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− | ==History==
| + | * the [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church]], an autonomous church under the [[Russian Orthodox Church|Church of Russia]] established in 1990. |
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| + | * the [[Orthodox Church of Ukraine]], an autocephalous church proclaimed in 2019, whose autocephaly and canonicity is not universally recognized. |
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− | ==Ukrainian Orthodox divisions==
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− | :''Main article: [[Orthodox divisions in Ukraine]]''
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− | Orthodox Christianity in Ukraine is currently divided into three main factions:
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− | *'''Church of Ukraine (Moscow Patriarchate) (UOC-MP)''' (which this article covers) | |
− | *'''[[Church of Ukraine (Kiev Patriarchate)]] (UOC-KP)'''
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− | *'''[[Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church]] (UAOC)'''
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− | Only the UOC-MP is currently in [[full communion]] with the [[Church of Russia]] and the remainder of the mainstream Orthodox Church.
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− | There is also another small splinter faction:
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− | *'''[[Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church-Canonical]] (UAOC-C)''' | |
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− | ==Ukrainian Orthodoxy abroad==
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− | Orthodox churches of the Ukrainian tradition outside of Ukraine are mainly cared for by the [[Church of Constantinople|Ecumenical Patriarchate]], including:
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− | *[[Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the USA]]
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− | *[[Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada]]
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− | ==See also==
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− | *[[Union of Brest-Litovsk]]
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− | {{churches}}
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− | ==External links==
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− | *[http://pravoslavye.org.ua/ UOC-MP] (official site)
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− | *[http://www.orthodox.org.ua/ Orthodoxy in Ukraine]
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− | [[Category:Jurisdictions|Ukraine]]
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