Theodorite

Theodorit ( Ukrainian and Russian Феодорит ) was referred to as Metropolitan of Kiev and all of Russia in 1354 .

Historical background

Since 1321 the western part of the Rus with Kiev belonged to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The Metropolitan of Kiev sat in Moscow since 1325. For Lithuania, Galicia and the western areas of the Rus there was a separate metropolitan (of Lithuania and Galicia) since 1291.

Life

There is hardly any information about the origin and life of Theodorit.

Theodorit was first mentioned in Constantinople in 1352 , not as a metropolitan. In 1354 he was called the Metropolitan of Kiev and all of Russia . The background is unclear.

In 1355 Roman was first mentioned as Metropolitan of Lithuania in Constantinople. Since then there has been no more information about Theodorit.

Web links

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Remarks

↑ Rogozher Chronicle : Рогожский летописец . Л. 281 об., 282. ПСРЛ. Том XV. Москва, 2000. С. 61
^ Documents from the Synod of Constantinople , in: Miklošich F., Müller I .: Acta et diplomata graeca medii aevi sacra et profana . Vol. I. Vindobonnae, 1860
↑ Miklošich, Müller.
↑ There was a metropolitan of Kiev in 1354 . However, he was in Moscow and was just deployed ( Alexej Biakont ). Theodorit claimed the seat in Kiev. This was under Lithuanian rule. The name would therefore actually have been correctly metropolitan of Lithuania . It is also unclear who made Theodorit a metropolitan. The Patriarchate of Constantinople would have been responsible for this. There Theodorit was never mentioned as a metropolitan in the numerous documents that have survived. It is therefore assumed that he was appointed metropolitan by the local patriarch in Bulgaria in 1353 . This was independent from Constantinople. But there is no evidence for this. Not useful.

personal data
SURNAME	Theodorite
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Теодорит (Ukrainian, Russian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Metropolitan of Kiev and all of Russia
DATE OF BIRTH	13th century or 14th century
DATE OF DEATH	14th Century

[1] Rogozher Chronicle : Рогожский летописец . Л. 281 об., 282. ПСРЛ. Том XV. Москва, 2000. С. 61

[2] Documents from the Synod of Constantinople , in: Miklošich F., Müller I .: Acta et diplomata graeca medii aevi sacra et profana . Vol. I. Vindobonnae, 1860

[3] Miklošich, Müller.

[4] There was a metropolitan of Kiev in 1354 . However, he was in Moscow and was just deployed ( Alexej Biakont ). Theodorit claimed the seat in Kiev. This was under Lithuanian rule. The name would therefore actually have been correctly metropolitan of Lithuania . It is also unclear who made Theodorit a metropolitan. The Patriarchate of Constantinople would have been responsible for this. There Theodorit was never mentioned as a metropolitan in the numerous documents that have survived. It is therefore assumed that he was appointed metropolitan by the local patriarch in Bulgaria in 1353 . This was independent from Constantinople. But there is no evidence for this. Not useful.