Photius (Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus')
Metropolitan Photius of Kiev (Russian: Святитель Фо́тий, митрополит Московский, Киевский и всея Руси, romanized: Sviatitel Fotiy, mitropolit Moskovsky, Kievsky i vseya Rusi) (died July 2 or February 7, 1431), was the Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus' in the Patriachate of Constantinople of the Eastern Orthodox Church. He was of Greek descent.
Photius | |
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| Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus' | |
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| 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 |
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