The head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko on Tuesday, when the Slavic peoples celebrate the baptism of Russia, visited subordinate to the Moscow Patriarchate of Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, where he venerated the most revered icons of the Mother of God, informs the website of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-MP.
first of Poroshenko with his wife visited the Liturgy in the Vladimir Cathedral, the main Church, the so-called Kiev Patriarchate, which served as the head of the UOC-KP, Patriarch Filaret. For the first time, None of the authorized state authorities of Ukraine have not visited the festive Liturgy of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate, headed by the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra Metropolitan of Kiev and all Ukraine Onufry.
"on the Day of baptism of Russia and the 1,000 th anniversary of the Saint equal to the apostles great Prince Vladimir, the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko together with his wife visited the Holy Dormition Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, where he venerated the eight esteemed icons of the Mother of God, brought for the anniversary celebrations from different regions of Ukraine. In the abode of the head of state met the Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Metropolitan of Kiev and all Ukraine Onufry ", - is informed in the report.
at the celebration, dedicated to the celebration of this event, in the capital from different regions of Ukraine were brought prominent shrines of the Ukrainian Orthodoxy, eight of the miraculous icons of the Mother of God: "Zimnensky ", " Pochaev ", " Okhtyrka ", " Kasperovsky ", " Lebedev ", " Church ", "Look down at the humility" and " three hands-Berdyansk ".
now in Ukraine there are several Churches of the Orthodox rite is recognized by all the local Orthodox churches of the UOC-MP and the UOC-Kyiv Patriarchate, the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church (UAOC), Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.
in 1992, Metropolitan Filaret (Denysenko), who occupied Kiev before the pulpit, and after the death of the Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Pimen in 1990 was elected Locum Tenens of the Patriarchal throne, not content provided by the Ukrainian Church independence and autonomy in the management of the Moscow Patriarchate, first asked in a persistent form for her autocephaly, but, not having received no consent, created and legally registered so-called Kiev Patriarchate. None of the canonical local Orthodox Churches, its legality is not recognized.
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