Whom does the Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate serve?
Since the beginning of the Russian war in Ukraine, the Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate has stood out with controversial public statements.
Priit Rohtmets is an Associate Professor of Church History at the University of Tartu and a Professor of Church History at the Institute of Theology of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church. In his research he focuses on Estonian, Baltic and Scandinavian church history in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, state–church relations, history of Orthodox Churches in the Baltic States and in the Balkans, the relationship between nationalism and religion in Northern Europe and the ecumenical movement in the Baltic States and Scandinavia. He has published 5 books, more than 30 articles and has edited several books and conference proceedings.
Since the beginning of the Russian war in Ukraine, the Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate has stood out with controversial public statements.
Unlike other Baltic states, there are two Orthodox churches in Estonia