Photius (Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus')
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Photius | |
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Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus' | |
Native name | Φώτιος |
Church | Russian Orthodox Church |
See | Moscow |
Appointed | 1408 |
Installed | 1408-1410 |
Term ended | 2 July 1431 |
Predecessor | Cyprian, Metropolitan of Kiev |
Successor | Gerasim, Metropolitan of Moscow |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1408 by Matthew I of Constantinople |
Consecration | 2 September 1408 by Matthew I of Constantinople |
Personal details | |
Born | unknown, 14th century Monemvasia |
Died | July 2 or February 7, 1431 Moscow |
Buried | Dormition Cathedral, Moscow |
Nationality | Greek |
Denomination | Eastern Orthodox Church |
Residence | Moscow |
Sainthood | |
Feast day | 25 May, 27 May, 2 July, 15 July, 16 September, 5 October, 10 October |
Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
Title as Saint | Holy Hierarch, Metropolitan |
Canonized | 2009 by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow |
Shrines | Dormition Cathedral, Moscow |
Metropolitan Photius of Kiev (
Early life
Photius was born in the town of
Career
On 1 September 1408, Patriarch Matthew I of Constantinople consecrated him in Constantinople as Metropolitan of Kiev and All Rus'. He was given the right to rule the whole metropolis excluding the Metropolis of Halych. By that time, only two of the five dioceses remained in Halych. On 1 September 1409, Photius arrived in Kyiv, and by Easter (April 22, 1410) - in Moscow.
North-eastern Rus', including the Metropolitan region, was devastated by the invasion of Khan
In 1414,
Veneration
He was canonized in 2009 by including his name in the Synaxis of all saints of Moscow.[4]
Feast Day
- 27 May – commemoration of uncovering and translation his relics in 1472 by Philip I, tenable, until the new Dormition Cathedral in Moscow was built in 1479 (He was moved with: Theognostus, Cyprian, Jonah)[5]
- 2 July – commemoration of his death anniversary, the placing of the Honorable Robe of the Most Holy Theotokos at Blachernae
- 16 September – commemoration with Saint celebration was included in the Menologium on November 22, 2017 with the blessing of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow
Fixed Feast Day (Synaxes)
- 25 May – Synaxis of Saints of Volhynia (ROCOR and Greek Orthodox Church)
- 15 July – Synaxis of All Saints of Kiev (ROC)
- 5 October – Synaxis of the Hierarchs of Moscow (ROC). He was added with Theognostus, Cyprian, Gerontius and Joasaph on March 6, 2017 with the blessing of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow.
- 10 October – Synaxis of Saints of Volhynia (ROC)
Moveable Feast Day (Synaxes)
- Synaxis of all saints of Moscow – movable holiday on the Sunday before 26 August (ROC)
- Synaxis of All Saints of Galicia – movable holiday on the 3rd Sunday of Pentecost [Eparchy of Lvov and Galicia, Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate)]
- Synaxis of All Saints of Laconia – movable holiday on the 2nd Sunday of the Great Fast (Greek Orthodox Church)
Liturgical hymns
Troparion St. Photios — Tone 4
Слове́с ева́нгельских послу́шателю/ и Боже́ственных уче́ний рачи́телю,/ прему́дрый наказа́телю,/ всегда́ стра́ху Госпо́дню поуча́яйся,/ в моли́твах к Бо́гу простира́яйся,/ загради́телю у́ст кривоглаго́лющим сло́во пра́выя ве́ры,/ апо́столом соприча́стниче,/ ве́ре Христо́вой утверди́телю,/ проро́чески веща́телю,/ святи́телю Фо́тие,/ моли́ Христа́ Бо́га/ умири́ти ми́р// и спасти́ ду́ши на́ша.
Sloves evangelskikh poslushatelyu/ i Bozhestvennykh ucheny rachitelyu,/ premudry nakazatelyu,/ vsegda strakhu Gospodnyu pouchayaysya,/ v molitvakh k Bogu prostirayaysya,/ zagraditelyu ust krivoglagolyushchim slovo pravyya very,/ apostolom soprichastniche,/ vere Khristovoy utverditelyu,/ prorocheski veshchatelyu,/ svyatitelyu Fotie,/ moli Khrista Boga/ umiriti mir// i spasti dushi nasha.
Kontakion St. Photios — Tone 8
Троице сосуд явися честный/ твоим житием, святителю Фотие,/ всегда зряй Святую Троицу, Ейже предстоиши,// молися всегда непрестанно о всех нас.
Troitse sosud yavisya chestnyy/ tvoim zhitiem, svyatitelyu Fotie,/ vsegda zryay Svyatuyu Troitsu, Yeyzhe predstoishi,// molisya vsegda neprestanno o vsekh nas.
See also
References
- ^ "Saint Photius, Metropolitan of Kiev".
- ^ Crummey, Robert (2014). The Formation of Muscovy, 1300-1613. London: Taylor and Francis. p. 67.
- ^ Rowell 1994, p. 168.
- ^ "ФО́ТИЙ".
- ^ "Обретение и перенесение мощей святителей Киприана, Фотия и Ионы / Патриархия.ru". Патриархия.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-07-15.