3 most famous patriarchs of the Russian Orthodox Church

Patriarchy in Russia was recreated several times. Until the 16th century, the Russian Orthodox Church was part of the Constantinopolitan Patriarchate and only in 1588, with the blessing of the Patriarch of Constantinople, received autocephaly (i.e. independence), after which patriarchy was established in Moscow. 

Peter the Great decided to subdue the church officials who had too much influence on th