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Жарких М. І. Баснословний «перший київський митрополит» Михаїл.

Жарких М. І. Баснословний «перший київський митрополит» Михаїл. – К.: 2016 р. (Мережева публікація)

Language of edition: ukrainian

Historical period: 1039 – 1520

1. There is no reason to doubt that the first Metropolitan of Kiev was Feopemt mentioned in 1039.

2. Conspiracy theories about the «Byzantine censorship», which supposedly erased references to the old metropolitans, are the result of the transfer of modern circumstances and the views in the distant past and can not be taken into account.

3. The name of «the first Metropolitan Leon» was coined in Novgorod in the 14th century and from there spread to the script.

4. The name of «the first Metropolitan Michael» was coined, apparently, in Moscow in the early 15th century and also distributed in writing along with the name of Leon.

5. Crucial for fixation Michael as «the first Metropolitan» was senior version of Nikon Chronicle (1520). Her story was spreaded by «Stepennaja kniga (Book of Degrees)» (1560), which to this day defines the views on this subject.

6. Historiography, and behind it guides, mostly followed by the version «Stepennaja kniga (Book of Degrees)» instead declare all metropolitans to Feopemt fabulous.

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Author: Zharkikh Mykola Ivanovych (1956 –)

Subjects (3): Religion life in Kyiv Rus, Source studies of Moscow kingdom 16 – 17 cent., Source studies of Northeast Russia 11 – 15 cent.