Theognostus (Феогност in Russian) (? - March 11, 1353), metropolitan of Kiev and All Rus. Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty In Hierarchical Christian churches the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan, pertains to the Diocesan bishop or Kiev, also known as Kyiv ( Ukrainian:, Kyiv, ˈkɪjiw Russian:, Kiyev; see also Cities' alternative names) is the
Theognostus was born in Constantinople and later in his life became Peter's successor as Metropolitanof Kiev and All Rus. Constantinople (Κωνσταντινούπολις Konstantinoúpolis, or gr ἡ Πόλις hē Polis, Latin: la CONSTANTINOPOLIS Peter is a popular male Given name. It comes from the Greek word πετρος (petros meaning "rock" He chose Moscow as his primary seat after he had lived for several years in Vladimir in Volynia. [1]
His life was really that of a martyr. The term martyr ( Greek μάρτυς martys "witness" is most commonly used today to describe an individual who sacrifices their life (or personal freedom It was his lot to reconcile Novgorod with the Prince of Moscow in times of their mutual animosity. Veliky Novgorod (Вели́кий Но́вгород is the foremost historic city of North-Western Russia and the administrative center of Novgorod Prince, from the Latin root Princeps, is a general term for a Monarch, for a member of a monarch's or former monarch's family and is a Theognostus managed to save all of the Russian churches' valuables and gave up all his personal property after he had refused to collect tribute from the churches in favor of the Mongols. Property is any physical or virtual entity that is owned by an individual A tribute (from Latin tribulum, contribution is wealth one party gives to another as a sign of respect or as was often case in historical contexts of submission He was tortured by the Tatars for such audacity, but never gave in. Torture, according to the United Nations Convention Against Torture, is "any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental is intentionally Tatars ( Tatar: Tatarlar/Татарлар sometimes spelled Tartars, are a Turkic -speaking ethnic group or multiple ethnic groups It was the Khan who finally gave up and confirmed the existing privileges of the Russian Orthodox Church. A privilege &mdashetymologically "private law" or law relating to a specific individual&mdashis a special Entitlement or immunity granted by a government See also Eastern Orthodox Church Structure and organization The Slavic Orthodox Church is organized in a hierarchical structure After a fire swept through Moscow, Theognostus started to restore the churches despite the fact that he had had nothing left in his possession. Fire is the heat and light energy released during a Chemical reaction, in particular a combustion reaction.
In 1353, feeling that his days were numbered, Theognostus appointed Alexius (Bishop of Vladimir) his successor. Saint Alexius ( Алексий or Aleksij in Russian) (before 1296 &ndash 1378 was Metropolitan of Kiev and all Russia A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight Vladimir (Влади́мир) is a city in Russia, located on the Klyazma River, to the east of Moscow along the M7 motorway
Theognostus was buried in the Cathedral of the Dormition in Moscow. The Cathedral of the Dormition (Успенский Собор Uspensky Sobor) is the Mother church of Muscovite Russia. He was canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church in the 19th century. Canonization is the act by which a particular Christian church declares a deceased person to be a Saint and is included in the canon or list of recognized saints
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- ^ John Meyendorff, Byzantium and the Rise of Russia, 84. Life Theognostus Greek ΘΕΟΓΚΝΟΣΤΟΥΣ Latin Teodorous ca 210- A The 3rd century is the period from 201 to 300 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. Theognostus the Grammarian (or Theognostus Grammaticus in Latin was a 9th century writer known for his book Canons ( Canones in Latin The 9th century is the period from 801 to 900 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era.
| Preceded by Peter |
Metropolitan of Moscow | Succeeded by Alexius |
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