Dzieje Cerkwi prawosławnej na terenie diecezji grodzieńskiej do roku 1900
The history of the Orthodox Church on the Grodno region to the year 1900

Summary/Abstract: The article shows history of the Orthodox Church in Grodno region from times of the appearance of the orthodox faith in the areas of contemporary Belarus. The presented text has a form of the diameter of almost a thousand year of tradition of the orthodox faith on Rus’ with particular reference of the areas of Vilnius region and Grodno region. The article describes the tribes dwelling on these areas before and period of the appearance of the Eastern Orthodox Christianity rite in Grodno. The article describes also historical periods, the politics of individual countries and fates of the dwelling orthodox faithful on these areas which belonged to the diocese of Grodno in 1900-1915. The conversion to Catholicism and the Brest Union (1596) are the characteristic historical period in existence of the orthodox faith and which at the same time are striking to its unswerving status of the dominant religion on the areas of the Eastern Borderlands. The Brest Union was propagated with variable intensity was propagated, thanks to the changing government during 243 years to its final dissolution in 1839 on the Council in Polotsk. The Russian annexation made that the borders of Grodno region and Vilnius region were under the rule of the orthodox Russia. The nineteenth century means primarily the influence of Empire on the reconstruction of the Orthodox Church in this areas and their rapid economic and confessional development. Grodno when became the capital of the province raised the administrative status of their land. After return of the Union members to Orthodoxy, Grodno region becomes the important economic facilities of Vilnius and Lithuania diocese. The result of this are efforts of faithful to create an independent diocese of Grodno with the bishop settlement in Grodno which finally take place in 1900.

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