Ivan Kuntsevych

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Ivan Kuntsevych, better known as Saint Josaphat Kuntsevych, was a 17th-century Eastern Catholic archbishop and martyr renowned for his efforts to promote church unity between Eastern and Western Christianity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic saint
Christian martyr
Eastern Catholic archbishop
human
advocated union between Eastern and Western Christianity
commemoratedBy Byzantine Rite liturgy
linked to: Byzantine Rite

Roman Rite liturgy
linked to: Roman Rite
hasBeatificationDate 1643
hasBeatifiedBy Pope Urban VIII
hasBirthPlace Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Volodymyr, Volhynia
hasBirthYear c. 1580
hasCanonizationDate 1867
hasCanonizedBy Pope Pius IX
hasCauseOfDeath mob killing
religious violence
hasCenturyOfActivity 17th century
hasDeathDate 12 November 1623
hasDeathPlace Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Vitebsk
hasDiocese Archeparchy of Polotsk
hasEthnicity Ruthenian
linked to: Rusyns
hasFeastDay 12 November
25 November (Julian calendar, some Eastern Catholics)
hasLanguage Church Slavonic
Ruthenian
hasLiturgicalTitle Martyr for the Holy Union
hasMajorShrine St. Peter's Basilica
hasMannerOfDeath martyrdom
hasName Josaphat Kuntsevych
Saint Josaphat
hasRegionOfActivity Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
hasRelicsLocation St. Peter's Basilica, Rome
hasReligiousOrder Order of Saint Basil the Great
hasTitle Archbishop of Polotsk
isKnownFor defense of communion with the Pope
promoting church unity
isMemberOf Ruthenian Uniate Church
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
patronOf Belarus
Ukraine
unity of the Eastern and Western Churches
supported Union of Brest
veneratedIn Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Eastern Catholic Churches
Latin Church
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church

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Saint Josaphat Kuntsevych birthName Ivan Kuntsevych