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Biserica Ortodoxă din Rusia între medieval şi modern
The Orthodox Church in Russia Between Medieval and Modern Times

Author(s): Grigore Costin
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion
Published by: Renaşterea Cluj
Keywords: Christianization; Vladimir; Byzantium; patriarchate; Holy Synod; Peter the Great; reform

Summary/Abstract: This is a study on the beginnings of the Russian Christianity (initiated with the preaching of Holy Apostle Andrew, blessed with the linguistic contributions of Saints Cyril and Methodius, and spread as a mass movement at the end of the 10th century), with a special stress on the main events that oc-curred during the Medieval and Modern history: the contribution of prince Vladimir of Kiev to the spread of faith, the relationship with the Byzantium, the impact of the Mongolian invasion in the 13th century, the patriarchate (1558-1721), the Holy Synod (1721-1801), the infl uence of Czar Peter the Great in the Russian Orthodox Church, etc.

  • Issue Year: VI/2012
  • Issue No: 03
  • Page Range: 38-46
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Romanian