Isidore of Kiev

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Isidore of Kiev was a 15th-century Greek Catholic cardinal and Metropolitan of Kiev known for his efforts to unite the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches at the Council of Florence.

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Isidore of Kiev canonical 1

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instanceOf Catholic cardinal
Christian theologian
Eastern Catholic
Metropolitan bishop
human
advisorTo Pope Eugene IV
Pope Nicholas V
affiliation Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
Roman Curia
appointedBy Patriarch of Constantinople
Pope Eugene IV
burialPlace Basilica of San Pietro in Vincoli
citizenship Byzantine Empire
conflict opposition in Moscow to the Union of Florence
dateOfBirth circa 1385
dateOfDeath 27 April 1463
educatedAt Constantinople
ethnicGroup Greek
fledTo Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Rome
givenName Isidore
hasCauseOfDeath natural causes
imprisonedBy authorities of the Grand Duchy of Moscow
languageSpoken Church Slavonic
Greek
Latin
notableFor efforts to unite Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches
notableWork letters and treatises defending the Union of Florence
occupation bishop
cardinal
diplomat
theologian
opposedBy Grand Prince Vasily II of Moscow
linked to: Vasili II of Moscow
participatedIn Council of Ferrara-Florence
linked to: Council of Florence

Council of Florence
placeOfBirth Peloponnese
placeOfDeath Rome
positionHeld Cardinal priest of the Roman Catholic Church
Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus'
Metropolitan of Kiev, Galicia and all Rus'
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Eastern Orthodox Church
servedIn Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Kingdom of Poland
sexOrGender male
supported Union of Florence
timePeriod 15th century
veneratedIn Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

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Isidore borneBy Isidore of Kiev