………..tried to bring the Russian Orthodox Church under his control by abolishing the office of the Patriarch and placed the church under a committee known as Holy Synod.

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Peter the Great is known for his efforts to modernize Russia, which included bringing the Russian Orthodox Church under state control. He abolished the office of the Patriarch and established the Holy Synod to govern the church, thereby integrating it more closely into the state's administrative structure.

………Tried to Bring the Russian Orthodox Church Under His Control