03 — Metropolitan of Rostov

St. Dimitri’s episcopate: summoned to Russia by Peter the Great, appointed to Siberia in 1701 but unable to take that distant see, and installed instead as Metropolitan of Rostov and Yaroslavl in 1702 — the seven years of pastoral reform, of struggle with the ignorance of clergy and people, and of the grammar school he founded for the sons of his priests.

This section covers the diocesan years (1701–1709): the appointment, the see, and the reforming pastor at work.

Files

File	Description
the-see-of-rostov.md	The summons to Russia, the declined Siberian see, the appointment to Rostov in 1702, and the diocese he inherited
pastor-and-reformer.md	The pastoral reform, the school for clergy sons, and the struggle against ignorance and superstition

See Also

• 04 — Preacher and Teacher — the preaching and catechesis that were the heart of his pastoral program
• 07 — Dimitri and the Petrine Church — the Petrine church within which he served as bishop
• Collection README — the master guide