THE MINISTRY OF BISHOP JOHN (POMMER) IN THE MINSK DIOCESE ON THE EVE OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR: THE EXPERIENCE OF CHURCH AND POLITICAL ACTIVITY

Kira Georgievna Aristova

Penza Theological Seminary, Penza, Russia

Email: kirarist@mail.ru

Issue: № 4 (28), 2024

Pages: 96

Annotation

The article on the material of archival data considers one of the aspects of state- confessional relations on the eve of the First world war — showing the role of the clergy, in particular the episcopate of the Russian Orthodox Church in the political life of the Russian empire on the eve of the great change on its western outskirts. The article examines in detail the activities of Bishop John (Pommer) to consolidate the Orthodox multinational population, as well as the experience of organizing fraternities in the preparation of elections to the IV State Duma from the Minsk diocese in 1912. Based on archival data first introduced into research circulation, it is concluded that the church-p olitical activities of Bishop John (Pommera) in the Minsk diocese in 1912 ensured an important victory of Russian identity and the necessary consolidation of society on the eve of the First world war.

Keywords

Russian Orthodox Church, Bishop John (Pemmer), Minsk Diocese, World War I, church and political activity

For citation

Aristova K. G. The ministry of Bishop John (Pommer) in the Minsk diocese on the eve of the First World War: the experience of church and political activity // Ipatievsky vestnik. 2024. № . 4. Р. 96–109 (In Russian). https:// doi.org/10.24412/2309–5164–2024–4– 96–109