THE CHURCH-EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY OF BISHOP OF DONETSK AND LUGANSK POLYCARP (GUTS) – THE FIRST HIERARCH OF THE UOC KYIVAN PATRIARCHATE ON THE DONBASS (10.10.1927 – 16.08.1993)

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35332/2411-4677.2018.18.20

Keywords:

bishop Polycarp (Guts), UOC Kyivan Patriarchate, Donbas, educatonal activity, charity.

Abstract

The article analyzes the historical circumstances of the afterlturgical service of bishop of Donetsk and Luhansk Polycarp (Guts) – the first hierarch of the UOC Kyivan Patriarchate in Donbass. The forms and methods of church-educational activity of the archpastor are investigated. The events surrounding the institutional formation of the Donetsk-Luhansk diocese of the UOC Kyivan Patriarchate in the first half of the 1990’s were covered.

Published

2018-09-27