Tsar-Vasilevs

Definition

The royal title formally confirmed to Ivan Vasilyevich by Patriarch Joasaph II in 1562, declaring him tsar and sovereign of Orthodox Christians from East to West and to the ocean.

Episodes

• 044 — History of the Russian Orthodox Church — Topic 7

Related Concepts

• Coronation
• Diptychs
• Ecumenical Patriarch
• Moscow Third Rome