Saint Jonah or Saint Jonas (Иона in Russian) (died 1461?), was the Metropolitan bishop of Moscow, commencing 1448. Events February 2 - Battle of Mortimers Cross - Yorkist troops led by Edward, Duke of York defeat Lancastrians under Owen Tudor and his son Jasper Tudor, Earl of Pembroke in Wales. ... 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. ... Position of Moscow in Europe Coordinates: Country District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Government  - Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov Area  - City 1,081 km²  (417. ... Events January 5/ 6 - Christopher of Bavaria, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden dies with no designated heir leaving all three kingdoms with vacant thrones. ...

Since the late 1420s, Jonah had been living in the Simonov Monastery. He was close to Metropolitan Photius, who would make him Bishop of Ryazan and Murom. After Photius's death in 1431, Grand Prince Vasili II nominated Jonas for the post of Metropolitan. Due to Vasili's war with the appanage princes, Jonah did not leave for Constantinople until the end of 1435. However, before Jonas arrived the Patriarch of Constantinople had already chosen Isidore of Kiev to become the Metropolitan of Russia. Assumption Cathedral (1405). ... Photius (b. ... This article is about a title or office in religious bodies. ... Ryazan (Ряза́нь) is a city in Central Russia federal district, the administrative center of the Ryazan Oblast. ... Murom downtown sprawls along the bank of the Oka Murom (Russian: ; Old Norse: Moramar) is a historic city in Vladimir Oblast, Russia, which sprawls majestically along the left bank of Oka River, about 300 km east of Moscow, at 55°34′N 42°02′E. Population is 145,500 (2002). ... Events February 21 - The trial of Joan of Arc March 3 - Eugenius IV becomes Pope May 30 - In Rouen, France, 19-year old Joan of Arc is burned at the stake. ... The title Grand Prince (Latin, Magnus Princeps; German, Großfürst, Finnish Suuriruhtinas, Swedish Storfurste, Lithuanian Didysis kunigaikÅ¡tis, Russian Великий князь Velikii kniaz) ranks in honour below Emperor and Tsar but higher than a sovereign Prince (Fürst) or Royal Prince. ... Vasili II Vasiliyevich Tyomniy (Blind) (Василий II Васильевич Тёмный in Russian) (March 10, 1415—March 27, 1462) was the Grand Prince of Moscow whose long reign (1425-1462) was... The system of appanage has greatly influenced the territorial construction of France and explains the flag of many provinces of France. ... Map of Constantinople. ... For other uses, see number 1435. ... The Patriarch of Constantinople is the Ecumenical Patriarch, ranking as the first among equals in the Eastern Orthodox communion. ... Isidore (Russian: Исидор; died 1462) was Metropolitan of Moscow and all Russia. ...

After Isidore had been condemned by the Russian Orthodox Church in 1441, for his support of Catholicism and the re-uniting of the Eastern and Western Churches, Vasili II confirmed Jonah' nomination for the metropolitan post, however, continuing internecine wars were to blame for the delay of his appointment. Jonah became Metropolitan only in 1448 and without the consent of the Patriarch of Constantinople. This signified the establishment of the autocephaly of the Russian Orthdox Church (Jonah received the Patriarch's benediction only after Constantinople's collapse in 1453). In 1451, Jonah took under his control the Lithuanian diocese. Isidore (Russian: Исидор; died 1462) was Metropolitan of Moscow and all Russia. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... This page is about the year 1441. ... As a Christian ecclesiastical term, Catholic - from the Greek adjective , meaning general or universal[1] - is described in the Oxford English Dictionary as follows: ~Church, (originally) whole body of Christians; ~, belonging to or in accord with (a) this, (b) the church before separation into Greek or Eastern and Latin or... For other uses, see Civil War (disambiguation) A civil war is a war in which the competing parties are segments of the same country or empire. ... The Patriarch of Constantinople is the Ecumenical Patriarch, ranking as the first among equals in the Eastern Orthodox communion. ... In hierarchical Christian churches, especially Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox churches, autocephaly is the status of a hierarchical church whose head bishop does not report to any higher-ranking bishop. ... A benediction is a short invocation for divine help, blessing and guidance, usually at the end of church worship service. ... April 2 - Mehmed II begins his siege of Constantinople (İstanbul). ... // Events February 3 - Murad II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire dies and is succeeded by his son Mehmed II. April 11 - Celje acquires market-town status and town rights by orders from the Celje count Frederic II. June 30 - French troops under the Comte de Dunois invade Guyenne and capture... Pope Pius XI blesses Bishop Stephen Alencastre as fifth Apostolic Vicar of the Hawaiian Islands in a Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace window. ...

Jonah was glorified as saint by the Russian Church. Icon of St. ...