Dionysius I (Дионисий in Russian; real name: Давид, or David) (1300? - October 15, 1385) was a Russian metropolitan in 1384-1385. Events February 22 - Jubilee of Pope Boniface VIII. March 10 - Wardrobe accounts of King Edward I of Englanddo (aka Edward Longshanks) include a reference to a game called creag being played at the town of Newenden in Kent. ... October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in leap years). ... Events August 14 - Battle of Aljubarrota between the Portuguese under John I of Portugal and the Castilians, under John I of Castile. ... In hierarchical Christian churches, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan, pertains to the diocesan bishop or archbishop (then more precisely called Metropolitan archbishop) of a metropolis; that is, the chief city of an old Roman province, ecclesiastical province, or regional capital. ... Events May / September 3 - Siege of Lisbon by the Castilian army, during the 1383-1385 Crisis Births Antoine, Duke of Brabant (died 1415) St Frances of Rome (died 1440) Khalil Sultan, ruler of Transoxiana (died 1411) Deaths January 1 - King Charles II of Navarre (b. ... Events August 14 - Battle of Aljubarrota between the Portuguese under John I of Portugal and the Castilians, under John I of Castile. ...

Dionysius is known to have spent his younger years in a cave that he dug out himself on the banks of the Volga River not far from Nizhny Novgorod. Later, Dionysius founded the Pechersky Monastery on that same spot. In 1364, he was appointed Archbishop of Suzdal and won love and respect on the part of the locals. In 1378, Dionysius was recommended for the metropolitan post by Sergii Radonezhsky after the death of metropolitan Alexius. However, Grand Prince Dmitri Donskoi had his own candidate - a priest by the name of Mikhail. This cause severe friction between the two clergymen. If elected, Mikhail wanted to introduce a new way of ordaining metropolitan at home, in Russia. Dionysius was against it and in 1379 decided to go to Constantinople to seek consecration from the patriarch. Mikhail was afraid that Dionysius would get the patriarch's blessing and followed him to Constantinople. However, Mikhail died on his way there and one of his accompanying clergymen, namely archmandrite Pimen, reached Czargrad before Dionysius and was named metropolitan of Russia instead of Mikhail. In 1383, Dionysius returned from his trip to his congregation as an archbishop and set Dmitri Donskoi against Pimen. In 1384, Dionysius was sent to back Constantinople to ask for Pimen's deposition and his appointment as metropolitan. Patriarch Neilus Kerameus was not sure whether he could trust Dionysius and sent two metropolitans to Moscow, who were supposed to depose Pimen and ordain the archbishop of Suzdal. On his way back to Moscow, Dionysius stopped in Kiev, where he was detained by the Kievan prince Vladimir Olgerdovich at the insistence of Cyprian, archbishop of Kiev, who had set his sights on the metropolitan post in Moscow. Dionysius died in detention. Lechuguilla Cave, New Mexico A cave is a natural underground void large enough for a human to enter. ... The Volga, widely viewed as the national river of Russia, flows through the western part of the country. ... Nizhny Novgorod (Russian: ), colloquially shortened as Nizhny and also transliterated into English as Nizhniy Novgorod or Nizhni Novgorod or Nizhnii Novgorod, is the fourth largest city of Russia, ranking after Moscow, St. ... Centuries: 13th century - 14th century - 15th century Decades: 1310s 1320s 1330s 1340s 1350s - 1360s - 1370s 1380s 1390s 1400s 1410s Years: 1359 1360 1361 1362 1363 - 1364 - 1365 1366 1367 1368 1369 See also: 1364 state leaders Events Charles V becomes King of France. ... In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated bishop. ... St. ... Events March - John Wyclif tried to gain public favour by laying his theses before parliament, and then made them public in a tract. ... 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Location Position of Moscow in Europe Government Country District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov Geographical characteristics Area  - City 1,081 km² Population  - City (2007)    - Density 10,469,000   9684. ... Map of Ukraine with Kiev highlighted Coordinates: Country Ukraine Oblast Kiev City Municipality Raion Municipality Government  - Mayor Leonid Chernovetskyi Elevation 179 m (587. ... Detention generally refers to a state or government holding a person in a particular area, either for interrogation, as punishment for a wrong, or as a precautionary measure while investigating a potential threat posed by that person. ...

The Russian Orthodox Church used to celebrate his memory on July 19 and October 15, but subsequently this tradition died down. The Russian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (Russian: ), also known as the Orthodox Christian Church of Russia, is that body of Christians who are united under the Patriarch of Moscow, who in turn is in communion with the other patriarchs and primates of the Eastern Orthodox Church. ... July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 165 days remaining. ...