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{{church|
name= Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate)|
founder= [[Apostle Andrew]]; St. [[Vladimir of Kyiv (Kiev)]]|
independence=1990 |
recognition= 1990 by [[Church of Russia]] |
primate=[[Volodymyr (Sabodan) of Kyiv (Kiev)|Metr. Volodymyr]]|hq=KievKyiv, Ukraine|
territory=Ukraine|
possessions= N/A|
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 to the introduction of Christianity into Kievan Kyivan Rus' with the [[baptism]] of Prince St. [[Vladimir Volodymyr of KievKyiv]] and his people in 988, known as the [[Baptism of Rus']]. Its current primate is His Beatitude [[Volodymyr (Sabodan) of KievKyiv|Volodymyr (Sabodan)]] (who resides at the [[Monastery of the Kiev Kyiv Caves|Kiev Kyiv Pecherska Lavra]], which is the heartbeat of Ukrainian Orthodoxy), Metropolitan of Kiev Kyiv and All Ukraine. Its autonomy is currently not recognized in international Orthodox gatherings.
==History==
*Church of Ukraine (Moscow Patriarchate) (UOC-MP) (which this article covers)
*[[Church of Ukraine (Kiev Kyiv Patriarchate)]] (UOC-KP)
*[[Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church]] (UAOC)