His Eminence the Most Reverend Archbishop Vsevolod (Maidansky) of Scopelos was a senior bishop of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (in the USA – Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople) and long-time friend of Pope John Paul II, having his cathedral in Chicago, IL. The family charter issued to and for Laurent Cleenewerck de Kiev is posted on the right side and constitutes an important document for the family which has personal, ecclesiastical and ancestral roots in modern-day Ukraine (ancient Rus) and the Great and Holy City of Kiev.
12 PILLARS: AT THE SERVICES OF CHURCH, TRADITION AND THE WIDER WORLD
CHURCH
KIEV
ESTATES & PATRIMONY
HOLOCAUST + MEMORY
AFRICA
GENEALOGY
MUSIC
EDUCATION AND CULTURE
CONTEMPORARY NOBILITY
SAINT VLADIMIR DESCENDANTS
DIPLOMACY
GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Providentially, on the feast of St Vladimir of Kiev (July 15, 2024), Fr Laurent was released from the Orthodox Church of American and release t serve within the Archevêché des églises orthodoxes de tradition russe en Europe occidentale. Photo: with Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem (Amman, 2016).
UNE FAMILLE, UNE ASSOCIATION, UNE FONDATION
Une famille, c’est
d’abord un nom qui se transmet, mais c’est aussi et surtout une vision de la
vie qui se transmet entre les générations.
Le nom de famille “Cleenewerck”
remonte aux Flandres et “de Kiev” – qui fait aussi partie légale du
nom de famille – remonte à la fois à l’affiliation ecclésiastique et la
descendance généalogique de Saint Vladimir de Kiev.
Depuis 2004, la famille est structurée par une “family charter” (Charte de Famille) portant le sceau de l’Archevêque Vsevolod (voir ci-dessus).
“Hujus rei gratia flecto genua mea ad Patrem Domini nostri Jesu Christi, ex quo omnis paternitas in cælis et in terra nominatur…
“For this reason, I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named…
Ephesians 3:14-21
Named after the ancient city of Kiev (also spelled Kyiv), this “House” or family foundation was formalized by a Charter to mark the convergence of ancestral and spiritual events, placed under the Providence of God.
This site serves to present a number of historic documents, notable ancestors, books and resources associated with the House.
For information about named scholarships, please use the contact form.
