Jonah Hlezna

Jonah Hlezna (date of birth is uncertain – died 1494) was an Eastern Orthodox primate of the Metropolitan see of Kiev.[1]

In 1482–88 Hlezna served as an archbishop of Polotsk.[1] Upon a death of his predecessor Simeon of Kiev in 1488 provisionally held the see.[1] Upon approval of the Grand Duke of Lithuania Casimir IV Jagiellon,[2] in 1492 Jonah was elected at the Council (Sobor) of bishops (episcopes)[1] which was also attended by Casimir.[2] The same year he also sent to the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople for the blessing his representative Joseph Bolharynovich who at that time served as an archimandrite of the Slutsk Saint Trinity Monastery.[1]

Jonah cared for development of temples and monasteries, regularly conducted visitations over his metropolitan archdiocese (Pinsk, Minsk, others), sought help of Eastern Orthodox princes and nobility to improve the state of Eastern Orthodox Church in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.[1]

After his death, the next metropolitan bishop was elected Macarius I of Kiev.[1]

Preceded by
Simeon of Kiev		 Metropolitan bishop of Kiev, Halych and all Rosiya
1488–1494		 Succeeded by
Macarius I of Kiev

References
  1. Mytsyk, Yu. Jonah I Hlezna (ЙОНА I ГЛЕЗНА). Encyclopedia of History of Ukraine. 2005
  2. Hrushevskyi M. Hierarchal relations (ЄРАРХІЧНІ ВІДНОСИНИ). History of Ukraine-Russia (at Izbornik).


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