first non-Greek Metropolitan of Kyiv
b. c. 990 · d. c. 1055
6th Metropolitan of Kyiv and all Rus' · c. 1051–c. 1054
Hilarion or Ilarion was the first non-Greek Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus'. He held the metropolitan post before or during the ongoing 11th century East–West Schism. While there is not much verifiable information regarding Hilarion's biography, there are several aspects of his life which have come to be generally accepted.
Kievan Rus' · Kyiv