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Josaphat Kuntsevych

Ruthenian Catholic archbishop, martyr and saint
Person Human Q355884
Josaphat Kuntsevych
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Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
1580
Date of death
November 12, 1623
Place of birth
Volodymyr
Place of death
Vitebsk
Country of citizenship
Grand Duchy of Lithuania[8]
Occupation
Catholic priest, Catholic bishop
Position held
archbishop of Polotsk[9]
Religion or worldview
Catholic Church, Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church[10][11]
Canonization status
Catholic saint[13]
Consecrator
Josyf Veliamyn Rutsky, Paizjusz Onikiewicz-Sachowski, Joakym Morokhovskyj[22][23][24]
Described by source
Russian Biographical Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Polish Biographical Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18][19][20][21]
Family name
Kuncewicz[15]
Feast day
November 12[17]
Given name
Yosafat[16]
Place of burial
St. Peter's Basilica[7]
Religious order
Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en St. Jozafat Kuncewicz en Josaphat Kuntsevych cs Josafat Kuncevič cs Svatý Josafat Kuncevič cs Sv. Josafat Kuncevič de Kunzewitsch de St. Jozafat Kuncewicz de Josaphat Kunzewitsch de Heiliger Josaphat es Josafat es Josafat Kuncewicz es Jozafat Kuncewicz es Juan Kuncevyč es San Josafat fr Josaphat Kountsevitch fr Saint Josaphat Koncevitch fr Saint Josaphat Koncévitch id Josafat Kuntsevych it Heiliger Josaphat it Giosafat Kuncewicz
🔖 Identifiers · 52
ISNI
0000000055391302
VIAF cluster ID
55030996
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no94038682
GND ID
122499220
Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online
juozapatas-kuncevicius
Baza osób polskich ID
10402
Biografija.ru ID
iosafat-kuncevich
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
kuncewicz-josaphat
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00570014
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10994288
Catholic Encyclopedia ID
08503b
Catholic Hierarchy person ID
kunce
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Causesanti.va ID
giosafat-kuncewycz
DDB person (GND) ID
122499220
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
122499220
FAST ID
348372
Faulhaber edition person ID
00525
Find a Grave memorial ID
70084847
Freebase ID
/m/03145k
GCatholic person ID
45801
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
josafat-0
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
2122145
Great Ukrainian Encyclopedia Online ID
Йосафат_Кунцевич,_єпископ
Heiligen.net ID
11/12/11-12-1623-josafat
IdRef ID
191147311
Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine ID
K\U\KuntsevychYosafat
Internetowy Polski Słownik Biograficzny ID
jan-jozafat-kuncewicz-kunczyc-swiety-wiesz, sw-jozafat-kuncewicz-ur-ok-1580-zm-1623-arcybiskup-polocki-unicki
IxTheo authority ID
081980698
J9U entity ID
987007295809305171
LIMIS person ID
286896428
Museum-digital person/organization ID
269422
NL CR AUT ID
jn20000700977
NLP ID
a0000001182778
NUKAT ID
n02091547
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:V*275946;=BT
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810537395605606
National Library of Russia ID
770238216
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
088453898
Nominis saint ID
14/Saint-Josaphat-Kuntsevych
Obálky knih ID
jn20000700977
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3929004
Orthodox Encyclopedia ID
2462261
Pacelli edition person ID
2279
Rodovid ID
655110
Santiebeati ID
25100
Sejm-Wielki.pl profile ID
13.330.3
Topic's main category
Category:Josaphat Kuntsevych
Treccani ID
santo-giosafat
Wikitólica ID
s/san-josafat
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJdMbrwTpbXRjcfMM6hmBP
Yale LUX ID
person/b1b570e8-570c-47fd-8417-140098b524b6
Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon ID
J/Josaphat_Kunzewitsch.html

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🔗 Connections
Described by source 3
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Polish Biographical Dictionary, Russian Biographical Dictionary
Consecrator 2
Josyf Veliamyn Rutsky, Joakym Morokhovskyj
Named after 2
Basilica of St. Josaphat, St. Josaphat's in Chicago
Occupation 2
Catholic bishop, Catholic priest
Religion or worldview 2
Catholic Church, Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
← Dedicated to 2
Basilica of St. Josaphat, St. Josaphat's in Chicago
Canonization status 1
Catholic saint
Country of citizenship 1
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Feast day 1
November 12
Founded entities 1
Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Volodymyr
Place of burial 1
St. Peter's Basilica
Place of death 1
Vitebsk
Sex or gender 1
male
← FactGrid item ID 1
Urdazubi/Urdax
← Main subject 1
Ecclesiam Dei
← Patron saint 1
Roman Catholic Diocese of Vitebsk
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Summary

Josaphat Kuntsevych was born on 1580[1] in Volodymyr[2]. He died on November 12, 1623[3], in Vitebsk[4]. He worked as a Catholic priest[5] and Catholic bishop[6].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Josaphat Kuntsevych include Basilica of St. Josaphat[25], a church building[26], in United States[27], founded in 1901[28] and St. Josaphat's in Chicago[29], a church building[30], in United States[31], founded in 1902[32].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Josaphat Kuntsevych include Basilica of St. Josaphat[25], a church building[26], in United States[27], founded in 1901[28] and St. Josaphat's in Chicago[29], a church building[30], in United States[31], founded in 1902[32].

FAQs

Where was Josaphat Kuntsevych born?

Josaphat Kuntsevych was born in Volodymyr[2].

Where did Josaphat Kuntsevych die?

Josaphat Kuntsevych died in Vitebsk[4].

What did Josaphat Kuntsevych do for work?

Josaphat Kuntsevych worked as a Catholic priest[5] and Catholic bishop[6].

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  6. [5] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  9. [10] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  12. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [17] ↑ . Calendarium Romanum Generale (1969). wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 7d ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-11-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Added qualifier: MediaWiki page ID: 21185, Add qualifier to Great Ukrainian Encyclopedia Online ID `Йосафат_Кунцевич,_єпископ`"
  2. 27d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Baza osób polskich ID → 10402
    "Created claim: Baza osób polskich ID: 10402, batch #290941"
  3. 5w ago · Mmen6 · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID → josafat-0
    "Created claim: Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID: josafat-0, Matched to Josafat (#327079173) in GEC — Biografies — id…"
  4. 18w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Internetowy Polski Słownik Biograficzny ID → jan-jozafat-kuncewicz-kunczyc-swiety-wiesz, sw-jozafat-kuncewicz-ur-ok-1580-zm-1623-arcybiskup-polocki-u
    "Created claim: Internetowy Polski Słownik Biograficzny ID: sw-jozafat-kuncewicz-ur-ok-1580-zm-1623-arcybiskup-polocki-unicki, batch #259978"
  5. 18w ago · Bargioni · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster ID → —
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #39443: sync P12458"
  6. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pacelli edition person ID → 2279
    "Created claim: Pacelli edition person ID: 2279, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782903700280"
  7. 19w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National Library of Russia ID → 770238216
    Parsifal cluster ID → —
    "Created claim: Parsifal cluster ID: 940328, batch #259862"
  8. 23w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Russian Biographical Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Polish Biographical Dictionary +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #33786: Remove redundant described by source (P1343) - ID P14483 is present."
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