Gedeon (Svyatopolk-Chetvertynsky)
Mitropolitan Gedeon, portrait 17th century
Gedeon (Svyatopolk-Chetvertynsky) was a Ruthenian prince and religious figure and Metropolitan of Kiev Galicia and all Little Russia [Ruthenia, originally]. He became the first Metropolitan of Kiev of the Russian Orthodox Church with help of the Hetman of Zaporizhian Host Ivan Samoylovych.
Gedeon was born as Hryhoriy to starosta of Racibórz Zachary Svyatopolk-Chetvertynsky and Regina Chrenicka in Volhynian Voivodeship, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
In 1660-1684 he was a bishop of Lutsk and Ostroh in Volhynia (today Volyn diocese).
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Gedeon's mitre, 1685 (Historical museum, Moscow)
See also
Exteranal links
- Kramar, O. Patriarch-raider. The Ukrainian Week. 11 February 2011.
- Gedeon at the Orthodox Encyclopedia
- Also known as Hedeon at the Encyclopedia of Ukraine
| Preceded by transfer of jurisdiction from the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople to Patriarchate of Moscow |
Metropolitan of Kiev, Galicia and all Ruthenia since 1688 Metropolitan of Kiev, Galicia and all Little Russia 1685–1690 |
Succeeded by Varlaam (Yasynsky) |