Ruthenian Orthodox Church

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The Ruthenian Orthodox Church was an Eastern Christian body of the Ruthenian people that followed the Byzantine rite and became historically significant through its partial union with Rome and the formation of Eastern Catholic communities.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Ruthenian Orthodox Church canonical 2
Kyivan Rus' Orthodox Church 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Eastern Christian church body
Eastern Orthodox Church
associatedEthnicGroup East Slavs
Ruthenians
linked to: Rusyns
calendarTradition Julian calendar
christology Chalcedonian Christianity
churchPolity episcopal polity
communionWith Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
conflictWith Latin Church in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
country Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Kingdom of Poland
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
experienced confessional competition with Protestantism
confessional competition with Roman Catholicism
pressure for Latinization
followsCouncil Council of Chalcedon
governedBy Ruthenian Orthodox bishops
metropolitans of Kiev (in various periods)
linked to: Kyiv Metropolis
historicalPeriod Early modern period
linked to: Early Modern period

Middle Ages
historicalRegion Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Kievan Rus'
linked to: Kyivan Rus

Kingdom of Poland
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Ruthenia
historicalSuccessor Belarusian Orthodox communities
Carpatho-Rusyn Orthodox communities
Ukrainian Orthodox Church (historical lineages)
influenced Belarusian Greek Catholic Church
Byzantine Catholic Churches
Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
liturgicalFamily Byzantine liturgical tradition
liturgicalLanguage Church Slavonic
notableEvent Union of Brest
formation of the Ruthenian Uniate Church
partiallyUnitedWith Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
partOf Eastern Orthodox Church
primaryLiturgy Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
religiousTradition Eastern Orthodoxy
resultedIn formation of Eastern Catholic communities
rite Byzantine Rite
secondaryLiturgy Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
territoryIncludes Carpathian Ruthenia
modern Belarus
linked to: Belarus

modern Poland
modern Slovakia
modern Ukraine
theology Byzantine theology

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Union of Uzhhorod denominationAffected Ruthenian Orthodox Church
St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery, Kyiv originallyAffiliatedWith Kyivan Rus' Orthodox Church
linked to: Ruthenian Orthodox Church
Union of Ungvár denominationInvolved Ruthenian Orthodox Church