The '''Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate''' is the descendant of the metropolis of [[Kievan Rus']] within the jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople established in Kiev in the 10th century. Due to invasion of the [[Mongol]]s in the 13th century, the metropolitan seat was moved to [[Moscow]]. | The '''Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate''' is the descendant of the metropolis of [[Kievan Rus']] within the jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople established in Kiev in the 10th century. Due to invasion of the [[Mongol]]s in the 13th century, the metropolitan seat was moved to [[Moscow]]. |