KYIV METROPOLITANS OF THE 17TH-18TH CENTURIES IN THE RESEARCH OF PROFESSOR AND PROTOPRIEST FEDIR IVANOVYCH TYTOV

Abstract

An outstanding scholar and professor of the Kyiv Theological Academy protopriest Fedir Ivanovych Tytov is not just a serious historian, but also a great example of being a priest and a scholar at the same time. He’s an example of many-sided personality, who sought to combine spirituality and conservatism with the historian's impartiality in his judgments and research, which nowadays is increasingly difficult to maintain against the background of political changes. The hereby proposed article examines the contribution of Professor and Protopriest Fedir Ivanovych Tytov to the study of the history of the Orthodox Church on the territory of Ukraine. It analyzed the activities of Kyiv metropolitans, whose biography is thoroughly explored in the book of Professor and Protopriest Fedir Ivanovych Tytov. This article tells about: a) Gedeon (Svyatopolk-Chetvertinskyi), Metropolitan of Kyiv, Galicia and of all Little Rus, b) Varlaam (Yasynskyi), Metropolitan of Kyiv, Galicia and of all Little Rus, c) Yoasaf (Krokovskyi), Metropolitan of Kyiv, Galicia and of all Little Rus. Also, the hereby proposed article reflects the current process of teaching and learning of students at the Kyiv Theological Academy, since the topic of Kyiv metropolitanate after 1686 is clearly reflected in the History Learning Programs of Professor and Protopriest Fedir Ivanovych Tytov.