The Discussion Problems of the Chernigov Episcopacy’s History
This article analyzes the controversial issues of the history of the diocese of Chernihiv pre-Mongol period, such as time, circumstances of creation, the list of the ruling bishops, relations with princely power and the. Base of the Chernigov diocese refers to 20-ies years of 11 century. The reports of the historical sources allow to reconstruct the succession of bishops, who served the Episcopal Church in Chernigov. In the period of rule of the Neophyte (1072), in terms of the triumvirate of Kiev there is a brief elevation of Chernihiv to the level of the Archdiocese. Mentioning bishops in the sources associated with their participation in Chernihiv episcopate in the events initiated by the Kyiv metropolitans (the ordination of bishops, Church courts), Prince (the transfer of the relics of Boris and Gleb, the election of Clement Smolyatich), the activities of the Kiev-Pechersk monastery (relics of St. Theodosius) and the peace operations themselves Chernihiv hierarchy. The position of the Chernigov diocese in a number of Russian departments was determined by the value of the Principality in the political life of the ancient Russian state, the flowering of which occurs during the 20-ies of the XI century until the Mongol invasion.