Patriarch Adrian of Moscow
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Adrian (Russian: Адриан) | |
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Moscow Kremlin | |
Profession | Civil servant, Tsardom of Russia |
Patriarch Adrian (
According to historian Alexander Avdeyev, the future Patriarch Adrian was born in the last days of September 1638. The years 1627, 1637 and 1639 given in the literature are incorrect. October 2, named as his birthday, is most likely the day of his baptism. Adrian's life path before being appointed Archimandrite of the Chudov Monastery remains unknown.[2]
Already being a monk, he was known for his piety and virtues to
Adrian caught the eye of Patriarch Joachim, when he was still an
Adrian sought to eradicate Latinizations in the Church in Ukraine. He introduced a confession requiring bishops-elect to state that the epiclesis, rather than the Words of Institution, transforms the gifts at the liturgy into the body and blood of Christ.[3]
References
- ^ Orthodox Encyclopedia (Pravenc.ru): Адриан (Adrian) (in Russian)
- S2CID 213267221.
- ^ Nicholas Denysenko, A Liturgical Theology of Primacy in Orthodoxy, p. 198–199 (Primacy in the Church, vol. 1, St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 2016)