• A series of reforms by Peter the Great inspired the creation of the Most Holy Synod. ... Soon, its name was changed to "Most Holy All-Ruling Synod".[14].
  • In its full form MOST HOLY DIRECTING SYNOD, the name of the council by which the Church of Russia and, following its example, many other Orthodox...
  • He was the "éminence grise" of imperial politics during the reign of Alexander III of Russia, holding the position of the Ober-Procurator of the Most Holy Synod, the...
  • A little later, the Most Holy Synod received more extensive and significant positions and was in charge of not only church affairs, but also palace affairs...
  • Most Holy Directing Synod. Name of the council by which the Churches of Russia and Greece, and other Orthodox churches are governed.
  • On February 14 (25), 1721 the Ecclesiastical College changed its name to “Most Holy All-Ruling Synod”.
  • The jurisdiction of the Most Holy Synod extended over every kind of ecclesiastical question and over some that are partly secular.
  • Most Holy Synod. highest governing body of the Russian Orthodox Church starting in 1721; abolished in 1917 when the Patriarchate was reinstated.
  • It consisted of a college of bishops and monks under a lay procurator. Its full name was the Most Holy Directing Synod.
  • Holy Synod, in its full form MOST HOLY DIRECTING SYNOD, the name of the council by which the Church of Russia and, following its example, many other...