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<p>The conservative yet diverse religious landscape of Ukraine has been evolving rapidly since February 2022. These developments include the formal renunciation by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC MP) of its connection with the Russian Orthodox Church, as well as the establishing by the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) of its monastery in the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. The number of communities changing their affiliation from UOC MP to OCU has also increased dramatically during this period. The onset of the conflict marked a transformative shift, elevating the role of the church from an internal matter for those directly involved to a significant factor in state policy and security.</p>
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The conservative yet diverse religious landscape of Ukraine has been evolving rapidly since February 2022. These developments include the formal renunciation by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC MP) of its connection with the Russian Orthodox Church, as well as the establishing by the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) of its monastery in the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. The number of communities changing their affiliation from UOC MP to OCU has also increased dramatically during this period. The onset of the conflict marked a transformative shift, elevating the role of the church from an internal matter for those directly involved to a significant factor in state policy and security.

Ukrainian Orthodoxy after the Start of Russia´s Great War against Ukraine

Review of Ecumenical Studies Sibiu

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The conservative yet diverse religious landscape of Ukraine has been evolving rapidly since February 2022. These developments include the formal renunciation...

Ukrainian Orthodoxy after the Start of Russia´s Great War against Ukraine

Published Online: Apr 08, 2024

Page range: 550 - 562

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ress-2023-0034

Keywords
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate, the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, Security Service of Ukraine, Collaborators, Deprivation of Citizenship

© 2023 Sonya Koshkina, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Ukrainian Orthodoxy after the Start of Russia´s Great War against Ukraine

Published Online: Apr 08, 2024

Page range: 550 - 562

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ress-2023-0034

KeywordsUkrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate, the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, Security Service of Ukraine, Collaborators, Deprivation of Citizenship

© 2023 Sonya Koshkina, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate, the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, Security Service of Ukraine, Collaborators, Deprivation of Citizenship