RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Philip II, Metropolitan of Moscow

1507 - 1569

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Saint Philip II of Moscow (Russian: Филипп II; born Fyodor Stepanovich Kolychov; Russian: Фёдор Степанович Колычёв; 11 February 1507 – 23 December 1569) was Metropolitan of Moscow and all Rus', the primate of the Russian Orthodox Church, from 1566 to 1568. He was the thirteenth metropolitan of Moscow to be appointed without the approval of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople as had been the norm. He was one of a few metropolitans who dared to openly contradict Ivan the Terrible. It is widely believed that the tsar had him murdered on that account. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Philip II, Metropolitan of Moscow is the 2,374th most popular religious figure (down from 2,151st in 2019), the 1,295th most popular biography from Russia (up from 1,307th in 2019) and the 31st most popular Russian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Philip II, Metropolitan of Moscow ranks 2,374 out of 3,187Before him are Conrad Grebel, Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, David Koresh, Dobri Dobrev, Domenico Mezzadri, and Peire Cardenal. After him are Dominic of Silos, Dimitry of Rostov, Attilio Nicora, Elymas, Marguerite Bourgeoys, and Nicholas of Lyra.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1507, Philip II, Metropolitan of Moscow ranks 15Before him are Inés Suárez, Bálint Bakfark, Marie of Baden-Sponheim, Alvise I Mocenigo, Guillaume Rondelet, and Magdalena of Saxony.  Among people deceased in 1569, Philip II, Metropolitan of Moscow ranks 12Before him are Maria Temryukovna, Gerolama Orsini, Aben Humeya, Mikołaj Rej, Catherine Carey, and António Ferreira. After him are Philibert, Margrave of Baden-Baden, and Myles Coverdale.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Philip II, Metropolitan of Moscow ranks 1,295 out of 3,761Before him are Nikolay Ogarev (1813), Oleg Salyukov (1955), Nikolay Cherkasov (1903), Kirill Lavrov (1925), Viacheslav Fetisov (1958), and Rustam Minnikhanov (1957). After him are Benjamin Jekhowsky (1881), Alexandre Alexeieff (1901), Endel Puusepp (1909), Pyotr Chikhachyov (1808), Efim Zelmanov (1955), and Alexander Kutepov (1882).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Russia

Among religious figures born in Russia, Philip II, Metropolitan of Moscow ranks 31Before him are Dashi-Dorzho Itigilov (1852), Patriarch Alexy I of Moscow (1877), Innocent of Alaska (1797), Patriarch Pimen I of Moscow (1910), Matrona Nikonova (1881), and Anna Filosofova (1837). After him are Marina Semyonova (1908), Talgat Tadzhuddin (1948), Elsa Brändström (1888), Patriarch Hermogenes of Moscow (1530), Gamzat-bek (1789), and Abraham of Smolensk (1172).