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	Patron Saints Index: Saint Josaphat
		Bishop Josaphat believed unity to be in the best interests of the Church, and by teaching, clerical reform, and personal example Josaphat won the greater part of the Orthodox in Lithuania to the union.
		While Josaphat attended the Diet of Warsaw in 1620, a dissident group, supported by Cossacks, set up an anti-Uniat bishops for each Uniat one, spread the accusation that Josaphat had "gone Latin," and that his followers would be forced to do the same, and placed a usurper on the archbishop's chair.
		Josaphat tried to insure the safety of his servants before fleeing himself, but did not get out in time, and was martyred by the mob.
	www.catholic-forum.com /saints/saintj61.htm (558 words)

	Barlaam and Josaphat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Barlaam and Josaphat are said to have lived and died in the 3rd century or 4th century in India.
		Josaphat's story appears to be in many respects a Christianized version of Gautama Buddha’s story.
		Josaphat’s name may be traced to the Sanskrit term bodhisattva via the Middle Persian bodasif.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Josaphat_(saint) (626 words)

	St. Josaphat Kuncevyc - Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon
		In the school at Volodymyr Josaphat - Johannes was the saint's baptismal name - gave evidence of unusual talent; he applied himself with the greatest zeal to the study of ecclesiastical Slav, and learned almost the entire casoslov (breviary), which from this period he began to read daily.
		When Josaphat reached the diaconate, regular services and labour for the salvation of souls had been already begun; the number of novices steadily increased, and under Rutski - who had meanwhile been ordained priest - there began the regeneration of religious life among the Ruthenians.
		After numerous miracles had occurred, a commission was appointed by Urban VIII in 1628 to inquire into the cause of Josaphat, and examined on oath 116 witnesses.
	heiligenlexikon.de /CatholicEncyclopedia/Josaphat_Kunzewitsch.html?... (1095 words)

	Saint Patrick's Church: Saints of November 12
		Josaphat was, however, guilty of invoking civil power to recover the church at Mogilev from the dissidents.
		Saint Josaphat went outside to beg them not to harm his servants and was murdered by the mob crying 'Kill the papist!' He was beaten over the head with a halberd and shot to death by the mob, and his body thrown into the Dvina River at Vitebsk, Russia.
		In art Saint Josaphat is depicted as a Polish bishop with an axe (Roeder), or with a chalice, crown, or as a winged deacon (White).
	www.saintpatrickdc.org /ss/1112.htm (3275 words)

	St. Josaphat Biography (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Born in 1584 in Vladimir, a city of ancient Poland, Saint Josaphat was the son of Gabriel Kuncewicz.
		Saint Josaphat was ordained a priest and began to preach in various churches of the city, bringing back many dissidents to the Union.
		In 1614 Josaphat’s friend Joseph Routski became Archbishop of the city of Vilna, and recalled his holy former companion to that city, confiding the monastery of the Trinity to him.
	www.st-josaphat.com.cob-web.org:8888 /Josaphat.htm (775 words)

	The Basilica of St. Josaphat, Milwaukee Wisconsin
		In 1609 Josaphat was ordained a priest and began his career of preaching and spiritual direction and providing for the needy and homeless.
		Josaphat was made the superior of a daughter monastery at Byten, where he revived devotion to the Mother of God at Zirovica.
		Josaphat had said before his martyrdom, "I rejoice to offer my life for my holy Catholic faith." He had prayed, "Grant that I be found worthy, Lord, to shed my blood for the union and obedience to the Apostolic See." He had never revoked his childhood experience of the Crucified.
	www.thebasilica.org /basilica/life_of_st_josephat.asp (956 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Josaphat Kuncevyc
		In the school at Volodymyr Josaphat -- Johannes was the saint's baptismal name -- gave evidence of unusual talent; he applied himself with the greatest zeal to the study of ecclesiastical Slav, and learned almost the entire casoslov (breviary), which from this period he began to read daily.
		When Josaphat reached the diaconate, regular services and labour for the salvation of souls had been already begun; the number of novices steadily increased, and under Rutski -- who had meanwhile been ordained priest -- there began the regeneration of religious life among the Ruthenians.
		In 1637 a second commission investigated the life of the martyr, and in 1643 -- twenty years after his death -- Josaphat was beatified.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/08503b.htm (1088 words)

	Saint Josaphant of Polotsk. Catholic online saints. Èñòîðèÿ è äîñòîïðèìå÷àòåëüíîñòè ...
		Josaphat, an Eastern Rite bishop, is held up as a martyr to church unity because he died trying to bring part of the Orthodox Church into union with Rome.
		Josaphat Kunsevich who was born in 1580 or 1584 was still a young boy when the Synod of Brest Litovsk took place in 1595-96, but he was witness to the results both positive and negative.
		Within three years, Josaphat had rebuilt the church by holding synods, publishing a catechism to be used all over, and enforcing rules of conduct for clergy.
	polotsk.nm.ru /st1.htm (1340 words)

	Josaphat and the Beautiful Maiden
		he tale of the hermit St. Barlaam and his convert St. Josaphat is a curious link between Christianity and Buddhism, since at least the beginning of the story is unmistakably an account of the early life of the Buddha.
		The attempted seduction of St. Josaphat by the beautiful maiden seems to be a Christian reworking of part of the conflict between the future Buddha and the dark lord, Mára.
		The main difference here is that, in a prologue to the story, an astrologer predicts that the newly-born Josaphat, son of King Avennir, will be a follower of the Christian religion, which at that time was being persecuted by Avennir.
	home.c2i.net /monsalvat/josaphat.htm (907 words)

	Catholic Culture : Liturgical Year : November 12, 2004 : Josaphat
		Josaphat Kuncewitcz was born about the year 1580 at Vladimir, Volhynia, [part of the Polish province of Lithuania at the time] and given the name John at baptism.
		Josaphat's body was thrown into the river but emerged, surrounded by rays of light, and was recovered.
		Josaphat is the patron saint of Ukraine, but his life has Russian, Polish and Lithuanian influences.
	www.catholicculture.org /lit/calendar/day.cfm?date=2004-11-12 (923 words)

	BARLAAM AND JOSAPHAT - Online Information article about BARLAAM AND JOSAPHAT
		The attendants reply as may be imagined; and Josaphat goes home more pensive than ever, dwelling on the certainty of death and on what shall be thereafter.
		Josaphat surrenders the kingdom to a friend called Barachias and departs for the wilderness.
		The identity of the stories of Buddha and St Josaphat was re-cognized by the historian of Portuguese India, Dipgo do Couto (1542-1616), as may be seen in his history (Dec. v.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /BAI_BAR/BARLAAM_AND_JOSAPHAT.html (2151 words)

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		The martyr St. Josaphat, the "Apostle of Church Unity", was chosen as the Patron Saint of the new mission, laying the foundation of St. Josaphat's Ukrainian Catholic Parish and Church.
		Because the parish was contemplating the construction of a new church, a young and energetic priest, Rev. Charles Mezzomo, was assigned as the new pastor for St. Josaphat's in 1973.
		Josaphat was the martyr for church unity; St. Volodymyr was the Emperor of Ukraine-Ruce who adopted Christianity in 988A.D. The mosaics were installed in July.
	www.catholic-church.org /ucc/history1.php (3286 words)

	Saint Josaphat - ApostolicWiki
		In 1595, when Josaphat was a boy, the Orthodox bishop of Brest-Litovsk (famous in World War I) in Belarus and five other bishops representing millions of Ruthenians, sought reunion with Rome.
		John Kunsevich (Josaphat became his name in religious life) was to dedicate his life and suffer his death in the same cause.
		By synods, catechetical instruction, reform of the clergy and personal example, however, Josaphat was successful in winning the greater part of the Orthodox in that area to the union.
	www.taac.us /index.php?title=Saint_Josaphat (359 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Valley of Josaphat
		According to one interpretation which has gained currency, the prophet has presented as the scene of Jahveh's judgment on the Gentiles that valley where, in the presence of Josaphat, King of Juda, He annihilated the coalition of Moab, Ammon, and Edom.
		This valley is, in fact, spoken of under the name of "valley of destruction" (A. valley of decision") in verse 14 of the same chapter.
		The ornamental facade of the tomb said to be that of Josaphat has been completely walled up by the Jews, who have their cemeteries on the flanks of the Valley of Cedron.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/08503a.htm (477 words)

	Holy Spirit Interactive Kids: A Saint a Day - St. Josaphat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Josaphat was born in Lithuania, Ukraine and baptized John in 1580.
		Josaphat became an apostle of ecumenism and preached unity among the Christian churches of the Ukraine.
		Josaphat tried to make sure his servants were all safe before fleeing himself but was not able to get out in time.
	www.holyspiritinteractive.net /kids/saints/1112.asp (287 words)

	The Catholic - St Josaphat, Martyr of Holy Unity Patron of Tradition in Ukraine
		Born in 1584 in Vladimir (today in Ukraine, then in the Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth), St Josaphat came from a family of honourable Christians of the Byzantine Slavonic rite in use among the Ruthenians [the people of modern Ukraine and Belarus].
		St Josaphat became the Archbishop of Polotsk in 1617, at the age of 38.
		Some years after St Josaphat’s martyrdom his body was found to be incorrupt, though the clothing had rotted away.
	www.thecatholic.org /2003_November/St_Josaphat.htm (652 words)

	Barlaam, Josaphat, and Mithra
		There follows the story of Josaphat, the son of an Indian ruler whose priests were alarmed by the spread of Christianity.
		Josaphat abandoned his princely life and became an ascetic in the desert, joined there by his preceptor, Barlaam.
		Barlaam and Josaphat were treated in Europe as Christian saints throughout the Middle Ages, and their story became part of the thirteenth-century Golden Legend, or Lives of the Saints.
	members.aol.com /didymus5/ch21.html (2203 words)

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		Rutsky eventually became the metropolitan of Kyiv and Josaphat the abbot at Vilna.
		Josaphat faced problems when he became first bishop of Vitebsk and then Polotsk in 1617.
		A priest named Elias went to the house where Josaphat was staying and shouted insults and threats to everyone he saw, focusing on denouncing Josaphat and the Church of Rome.
	www3.telus.net /public/josaphat/Newsletters/November_9th_Bulletin_extra.htm (837 words)

	St. Josaphat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		JOSAPHAT—1580-1623 A.D. Josaphat is one of those figures in history caught in a web of controversy where even good people find it hard to keep their heads.
		Josaphat was born in Lithuania about 1580 into a Catholic family and early promoted Catholic unity in a country divided between Orthodox and Catholic.
		One of the hotbeds of trouble in Josaphat's diocese was Witebsk, and in November of 1623 he went there to bring about peace in his flock, preaching in the churches and trying to reconcile differences.
	www.ewtn.com /library/MARY/JOSAPHAT.htm (508 words)

	JOSAPHAT ARTS HALL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		It is the personal relationship between art, space and self that is the foundation for the gallery at Josaphat Arts Hall.
		The nave, which temporarily is granted the gift of housing the art, will be available to entertain the community for special and private events.
		Josaphat Arts Hall is located at 1433 East 33rd street in Cleveland, OH in the St. Clair Superior Neighborhood.
	www.josaphatartshall.com /hall (293 words)

	The records of Josaphat T. Benoit, 1947-1960
		The Mayoral records of Josaphat T. Benoit, Manchester's longest serving mayor, are limited.
		Josaphat T. Benoit was born on March 3, 1900 in St. Madeline, Quebec, Canada.
		The records of Josaphat T. Benoit, Office of the Mayor, City of Manchester, New Hampshire.
	www.manchesternh.gov /CityGov/CLK/archives/Benoit.html (313 words)

	St. Josaphat Catholic School
		Josaphat Catholic School is the first of three Eastern-Rite schools to have been established in Toronto.
		Josaphat Catholic School now serves students and parents from all over the Toronto area, who want the opportunity of an education that fosters academic and spiritual development within the Eastern-Rite tradition.
		The St. Josaphat Parent Handbook (provided to all parents in the first month of school) outlines many of the procedures and strategies in place to provide such an environment.
	www.tcdsb.org /schools/stjosaphat.asp (947 words)

	St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Construction on the new St. Josaphat church was begun in 1939 according to plans by Reverend Phillip Ruh.
		Although St. Josaphat's cost about $250,000 to build, only $150,000 was actually spent, the rest being contributed in the form of volunteer time and labour.
		Josaphat's Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral was one of Ruh's last large-scale churches.
	www.ualberta.ca /~cius/church/c-alberta/tour/p1.htm (343 words)

	Saints Barlaam and Josaphat
		Josaphat governed alone for a time, then resigned, went into the desert, found his former teacher Barlaam, and with him spent his remaining years in holiness.
		The Greek text of the legend, written probably by a monk of the Sabbas monastery near Jerusalem at the beginning of the seventh century, was first published by Boissonade in "Anecdota Graeca" (Paris, 1832), IV, and is reproduced in Migne, P.G., XCVI, among the works of St. John Damascene.
		Josaphat, ihre Herkunft und Verbreitung (Hale, 1884); Kahn, B.U.J., eine bubiliographiasch-litteraturgeschichtliche Studie.
	www.traditionalcatholic.net /Tradition/Calendar/11-27.html (522 words)

	Vies des Saints - 14 Novembre - Saint Josaphat
		Josaphat naquit à Wladimir, ville de Pologne, d'une famille modeste.
		Saint Josaphat s'empressa de revenir vers son troupeau pour rappeler les brebis rebelles à l'obéissance.
		Saint Josaphat accourut promptement au bruit de l'émeute: «Si vous en voulez à ma personne, dit-il aux assassins, me voici.» Deux hommes s'avancèrent alors vers lui; l'un d'eux le frappa au front avec une perche et l'autre lui asséna un coup de hallebarde qui lui fendit la tête.
	www.magnificat.ca /cal/fran/11-14.htm (457 words)

	Josaphat
		Saint Josaphat is said to have lived and died in the third or fourth century in India.
		Wilfred Cantwell Smith traced the story from a second to fourth-century Sanskrit Mahayana Buddhist text, to a Manichee version, to an Arabic Muslim version, to an eleventh-century Christian Georgian version, to a Christian Greek version, and from there into Western European languages.
		He should not be confused with Saint Josaphat Kuncevyc[?]; nor should Saint Barlaam be confused with Saint Barlaam of Calabria[?].
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/jo/Josaphat.html (134 words)

	Saint Josaphat:Apostle of Union - The Byzantine Forum
		To cast aspersions against either (Be it Josaphat or Thomas), is to imply the Church erred in declaring them citizens of the Church Triumphant, an impossibility.
		Josaphat also confronted Orthodox Monks at the Kyivan Caves Lavra and engaged them in what was most certainly a friendly dialogue about the Petrine Primacy.
		Many people of different faiths, including Jews, came forward to say that, although they disagreed with Josaphat (a brave thing to say in a Polish Catholic court!), they knew him to be kind to the poor, to be zealous about his faith and to be totally free of the crimes ascribed to him.
	www.byzcath.org /bboard/Forum2/HTML/000429-4.html (2385 words)

	PGSA - St. Josaphat Chicago
		St. Josaphat Church was founded within the boundaries of the territorial parish of St. Vincent de Paul at Webster and Sheffield Ave., which had been organized in 1875 as an English-speaking parish.
		Rev. Anthony Wojtecki, former assistant at St. Josaphat Church from 1952 to 1955, returned to the parish as pastor in February 1965.
		The patron of the parish, St. Josaphat, was recognized as a martyr for unity and, inspired by his witness, the parishioners continue to live Christ's wish that all may be One.
	www.pgsa.org /ArchChiPolPar/StJosephatChi.htm (1759 words)

	Josaphat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Josaphat (saint) — A legendary Christian saint of India.
		Josaphat (king) — Fourth king of the Kingdom of Judah; gave his name to the Valley of Josaphat.
		Saint Josaphat Kuncevyc — Polish martyr and saint of the Roman Catholic Church.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Josaphat (103 words)

	Josaphat - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		A GLANCE AT THE PAST: St. Josaphat's Monastery marks 50th jubilee
		Manayunk parish school to close in June: Although it survived a plan to consolidate in 2003, St. Josaphat could not afford to go on.
		Josaphat, St The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church; 1/1/2000; E. 53 words
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-x-josaphat.html (181 words)

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