Philaret Vakhromeyev
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| Exarch of the Belarusian Orthodox Church | |
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| Church | Russian Orthodox Church |
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| Installed | 6 September 2020 |
| Predecessor | Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia) |
| Died | 12 January 2021 (aged 85) Minsk, Belarus |
Biography
Born in 1935 in Moscow, Kirill attended the Moscow Theological Academy in 1954 after spending a year in the seminary. During the course of his studies, he chose the name Filaret when he received the monastic tonsure in 1959. Two years later, he graduated from the academy with a doctorate in theology. After serving in Minsk, Kaliningrad and Moscow, Filaret was appointed Metropolitan of Minsk and the entire Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1978.
In 1989, as the collapse of the Soviet Union was imminent, Filaret was appointed to become the patriarchal exarch of the new country of Belarus. He also served a short term in the Supreme Soviet of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic.
In 2006, for his work in the Russian Orthodox Church he was awarded the title Hero of Belarus by President Alexander Lukashenko.[3]
The KGB recruited Filaret as an agent some time before 1969, assigning him the code name Ostrovsky.[4]
He died on 12 January 2021, after being hospitalized with
On 3 May 2022, a monument to Metropolitan Filaret has been unveiled near the Holy Spirit Cathedral in Minsk. Attending the ceremony was Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.[6]
References
- ^ "Cardinal Koch laments death of Orthodox former Patriarch of Belarus - Vatican News". www.vaticannews.va. 2021-01-14. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
- ^ "Alexander Lukashenko sends greetings to new Metropolitan of Minsk and Slutsk, Patriarch Exarch of All Belarus Pavel". 28 December 2013.
- ^ "Награждения - Государственные награды Республики Беларусь". Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2010-01-15.
- ^ The Ostrovsky Files: Metropolitan Filaret of Minsk and the KGB. Retrieved 14 January 2021. (registration required)
- ^ "Cardinal Koch laments death of Orthodox former Patriarch of Belarus - Vatican News". www.vaticannews.va. 2021-01-14. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
- ^ Lukashenko unveils monument to Metropolitan Filaret
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