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12 February, (the day of his repose), 20 May, (the day of the uncovering of his relics) and 5 October, (Synaxis of the Hierarchs of Moscow). His
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Recognised by Rome alone; Recognised by both Rome and Constantinople; Not recognised by Constantinople
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to suspend service in churches and monasteries, until the political strife was over.
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Metropolis disestablished. Territory reunited to the Metropolis of Kiev and all Rus'
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is a highly fictionalised narrative of how Alexius healed Taidula from blindness.
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at the same time. He took the side of Dmitrii Donskoi in his struggle against
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In the Catholic Church, the metropolis of the uniate church remains as a
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who settled in Moscow and founded the Pleshcheev boyar family. He took
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Alexius, whose name at birth was Eleutherius, was a son of Фе­о­до­р (
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Roman (1355–1362) (merged metropolises of Lithuania and Halych)
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of blindness. The metropolitan's success is held to have prevented a
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In the Eastern Orthodox Church, the metropolis was absorbed by the
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St Alexis the Metropolitan of Moscow and Wonderworker of All Russia
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of Alexius. In 1333 or so, he joined the household of Metropolitan
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Metropolitan Alexis Healing the Tatar Queen Taidula from Blindness
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André Vauchez; Richard Barrie Dobson; Adrian Walford;
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of Moscow around 1313, at which time he was given the
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Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus' from 1354 to 1378
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Alexius was an author of a number of 1489: 961:(restored 12 February 1378–1406) 625: 430:in 1448 and is revered as one of the 281:) Biakont and Mary, his father was a 1105:Metropolis of Moscow and all Russia 13: 1109:(Not recognised by Constantinople) 453: 14: 1538: 598:Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus' 566: 363:In 1357, Alexius was summoned by 330:Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus' 252:Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus' 29:Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus' 1247:(In communion with the Holy See) 976:(1437–1441) Later, as the 916:Metropolis of Lithuania-Volhynia 488:. 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Eastern Orthodox Church
Theognostus of Kiev
Cyprian, Metropolitan of Kiev

Icon
Dionisius
Russian Orthodox Church
Canonized
shrine
Chudov Monastery
Feast
Attributes
omophorion
koukoulion
Gospel Book
blessing
Patronage
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Russian
Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus'
Dmitrii Donskoi

Theodore
boyar
Chernigov
monastic vows
Epiphany Monastery
religious name
Theognostus
Vladimir

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