Union of Brest

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Union of Brest (Belarusian: Берасьце́йская ву́нія) refers to the 1595-1596 decision of the (Ruthenian) Church of Rus', the "Metropolia of Kiev-Halych and all Rus'", to break relations with the Patriarch of Constantinople and place themselves under the (patriarch) Pope of Rome. At the time, this church included most Ukrainians and Belarusians, under the rule of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The hierarchs of the Kievan church gathered in synod in the city of Brest composed 33 articles of Union, which were accepted by the Pope of Rome. At first widely succesfull, within several decades it has losts much of its initial support[1].

The union was strongly supported by the king of Poland, Zygmunt III Waza, but opposed by some bishops and prominent nobles of Rus', and perhaps most importantly, by the nascent Cossack (Kozak) movement for Ukrainian self-rule. The result was "Rus' fighting against Rus'," and the splitting of the Church of Rus' into Greek Catholic (also known as Uniate [although this term is generally viewed as a derogative by Catholics]) and Greek Orthodox jurisdictions.

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See also

• Jeremi Wiśniowiecki
• FAMILY TREES of priests of the byzanth church in SLOVAKIA 1650-2006de:Kirchenunion von Brest

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