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St. Peter Mogila

1596–1647 · Kyiv · Feast December 31

Peter Mogila was a Moldavian prince who became archimandrite of the Kyiv Caves and then Metropolitan of Kyiv. He founded a college that became the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, restored churches, printed service books and wrote the Orthodox Confession of Faith, which was approved by the Eastern Patriarchs. He was glorified in 1996.

  • Feast: December 31 (New Calendar)
  • Lived: 1596–1647
  • Place: Kyiv
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