{{church|name= Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate)|founder= [[Apostle Andrew]]; St. [[Vladimir of Kiev]]|independence=1990 |recognition= 1990 by [[Church of Russia]] |primate=[[Volodymyr (Sabodan) of Kiev|Metr. Volodymyr]]|hq=Kiev, Ukraine|territory=Ukraine|possessions= N/A|language=[[Church Slavonic]]|music=[[Ukrainian Chant]]|calendar=[[Julian Calendar|Julian]]|population=35,000,000|website=[http://pravoslavye.org.ua/ UOC-MP]}}The '''Church of Ukraine''' is an [[autonomy|autonomous]] Orthodox church whose [[primate]] is confirmed by the [[Church of Russia]]. Its history extends may refer to the introduction of Christianity into Kievan Rus' with the [[baptism]] of Prince St. [[Vladimir of Kiev]] and his people in 988, known as the [[Baptism of Rus']]. Its current primate is His Beatitude [[Volodymyr (Sabodan) of Kiev|Volodymyr (Sabodan)]] (who resides at the [[Monastery of the Kiev Caves|Kiev Pecherska Lavra]], which is the heartbeat of Ukrainian Orthodoxy), Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine. Its autonomy is currently not recognized in international Orthodox gatherings.:

==History=={{stub}} ==Ukrainian Orthodox divisions== :''Main article: [[Orthodox divisions in Ukraine]]'' Orthodox Christianity in Ukraine is currently divided into three main factions: *Church of Ukraine (Moscow Patriarchate) (UOC-MP) (which this article covers)*[[Church of Ukraine (Kiev Patriarchate)]] (UOC-KP)*the [[Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church]] (UAOC) Only the UOC-MP is currently in [[full communion]] with , an autonomous church under the [[Russian Orthodox Church|Church of Russia]] and the remainder of the mainstream Orthodox Churchestablished in 1990. ==Ukrainian Orthodoxy abroad==Orthodox churches of the Ukrainian tradition outside of Ukraine are mainly cared for by the [[Church of Constantinople|Ecumenical Patriarchate]], including:*[[Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the USA]]*[[Ukrainian Orthodox Church of CanadaUkraine]] But even outside the Ukraine there are splinter groups. These include*[[Autonomous Ukrainian Orthodox Church , an autocephalous church proclaimed in America]] (AUOCA) which was formerly known as the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church - Canonical 2019, whose autocephaly and which claims its lineage through the Tomos of Autonomy of 1924 given by the Orthodox Church of Polandcanonicity is not universally recognized. ==See also==*[[Union of Brest-Litovsk]] {{churches}} ==External links==*[http://www.orthodox.org.ua/ Ukrainian Orthodox Church], official website*[http://pravoslavye.org.ua/ UOC-MP]   [[Category:Jurisdictions|Ukraine]]