Archbishop Ivan Pavlovskyi as a builder of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church in Chernihiv region

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<strong><em>The purpose</em></strong><strong><em> </em></strong><strong><em>of the article</em></strong><strong><em> is to </em></strong><strong><em>un</em></strong><strong><em>cover</em></strong><strong><em> </em></strong><strong><em>life and activity of Archbishop Ivan Pavlovskyi, a builder of the UAOC in Chernihiv region</em></strong><strong><em>, on the basis of</em></strong><strong><em> archival materials and other sources, as well as to clarify the influence of this bishop on the formation and establishment of the autocephalous church in our region. </em></strong><strong><em>The research methods</em></strong><strong><em> are</em></strong><em> correspond</em><em>ed</em><em> to the purpose of the work. Historical-genetic method and the method of analysis are the main methods of the article. <strong>The scientific novelty</strong> of the work lies in the coverage of those issues of the activity of the UAOC Archbishop Ivan Pavlovskyi in the Chernihiv region during the 1920s, which were mostly still out of sight</em> <em>of </em><em>researchers. On the basis of archival materials and other sources, an assessment of the activitiy of the Chernihiv Bishop Ivan Pavlovskyi is given and its influence on the formation of the UAOC is analyzed. <strong>Conclusions.</strong> According to archival documents, Ivan Pavlovskyi was the archbishop of Chernihiv region from September 17, 1922 to December 1, 1926, </em><em>that is</em><em> for more than four years. The analysis of documents showed that during this time he turned Chernihiv region into a powerful religious center of Ukrainian autocephaly, and </em><em>the </em><em>Saints</em><em> Boris and </em><em>H</em><em>l</em><em>i</em><em>b</em><em> cathedral</em><em> </em><em>in Chernihiv </em><em>became</em><em> a cathedral of the Chernihiv eparchy of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church. Ivan Pavlovskyi also raised the national consciousness and dignity of the Ukrainian people through his religious activities. That is why the Soviet government, which feared the restoration of an independent Ukrainian state, made every effort to destroy this faithful son of the Ukrainian Church.</em>

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