Influential Ukrainian Orthodox Leader Patriarch Filaret Passes Away at 97
Patriarch Filaret, a key figure in the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, has died at the age of 97. He played a pivotal role in the independence of the Ukrainian church from Moscow's influence.
Patriarch Filaret, a towering figure in the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and a staunch advocate for the country's religious independence, has passed away at the age of 97. Filaret, who led the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyiv Patriarchate, was a central figure in the decades-long struggle to establish the Ukrainian church as autonomous from Moscow's influence.
Filaret's death marks the end of an era for the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, which he helped guide through tumultuous times. President Volodymyr Zelensky paid tribute to Filaret, calling him
Source: The New York Times
