The Union: Between Rome and Constantinople

National Television and Radio Company of Ukraine, 2008.

The film “On the Pedestal of the Winds of Florence” explores the historical events of the 15th century: the confrontation between Rome and Constantinople; the division of Christianity into two branches — Orthodox and Catholic; the role of the Ukrainian Church between the triangle of world centers: moscow — Constantinople — Rome.

The following participated in the discussion: Doctor of Theology, Professor of the Theological Academy of the UOC-KP Dmytro Stepovyk; Bishop of the UGCC Sophrony the Wise, Doctor of Philosophy Vitaliy Shevchenko, priest of the UGCC, Doctor of Theology Borys Hudziak, Patriarch of Kyiv and All Rus-Ukraine Filaret, priest of the UOC, employee of the Department of External Church Relations of the UOC Mykola Danylevych.

Reference: The Union of Florence was an agreement concluded in 1439 at the Council of Florence between the Roman Catholic and part of the Orthodox Church, which recognized the primacy of the Pope in exchange for promised assistance from the West in the fight against the Ottoman threat. For Ukraine, this union was of great importance: the Kyiv Metropolis, being under the jurisdiction of Constantinople, formally joined the union, which began a long period of confessional search, which later led to the creation of the Union of Brest in 1596 and the establishment of the Uniate (Greek Catholic) tradition.