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Sylvester Kossov

Ukrainian bishop
Person human Q2625773

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
1607
Date of death
April 13, 1657
Place of birth
Žarobyčy
Place of death
Kyiv
Country of citizenship
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth[11]
Occupation
writer, Eastern Orthodox priest, theologian, metropolitan, priest
Employer
Kyiv-Mohyla Academy[13]
Position held
metropolitan[12]
Educated at
National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy[14]
Religion or worldview
Eastern Orthodoxy[15]
Father
Wikidata item[10]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Ukrainian[23]
Consecrator
Peter Mogila[24]
Described by source
Russian Biographical Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Polish Biographical Dictionary[20][21][22]
Family
Wikidata item[17]
Family name
Kosiv[18]
Given name
Sylvestr[19]
Social classification
clergy[25]
🏷️ Also known as
en Sylvester Kossov cs Sylwester Kossów nl Sylwester Kossow pl Sylwester Kossow h. wł. ru Коссов Сильвестр ru Сильвестр ru Сильвестр Косов ru Сильвестр Коссов ru Коссов, Сильвестр ru Косов Сильвестр ru Косов, Сильвестр ru Коссов С. uk Косів Сильвестр uk Косов Сильвестр uk Сильвестр (Косів) uk Сильвестр Косів uk Сильвестр (Косов)
🔖 Identifiers · 22
ISNI
0000000078661694
VIAF cluster ID
3947151778216918130007
Library of Congress authority ID
n88212592
GND ID
123148073
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Сільвестр Косів.jpg ↗
BIBSYS ID
1014159
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00573614
DDB person (GND) ID
123148073
FAST ID
1829260
Freebase ID
/m/03gr2n6
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
3662177
IxTheo authority ID
706181476
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NUKAT ID
n2004255652
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:nVY;=Bz
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810565704405606, 9810613745305606
National Library of Russia ID
7719766
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
204336449
Orthodox Encyclopedia ID
2663010
Parsifal cluster ID
722702
Post-Reformation Digital Library author ID
4054
RERO ID (legacy)
A026650413
Sejm-Wielki.pl profile ID
11.446.15

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🔗 Connections
Described by source 3
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Polish Biographical Dictionary, Russian Biographical Dictionary
Occupation 2
writer, Eastern Orthodox priest
Consecrator 1
Peter Mogila
Country of citizenship 1
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Educated at 1
National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy
Employer 1
National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Ukrainian
Place of death 1
Kyiv
Position held 1
metropolitan
Religion or worldview 1
Eastern Orthodoxy
Sex or gender 1
male
Social classification 1
clergy
← Consecrator 1
Dionizy Bałaban
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Summary

Sylvester Kossov was born in 1607[1] in Žarobyčy[2]. He died on April 13, 1657[3], in Kyiv[4]. He worked as a writer[5], Eastern Orthodox priest[6], theologian[7], metropolitan[8], and priest[9].

FAQs

Where was Sylvester Kossov born?

Sylvester Kossov was born in Žarobyčy[2].

Where did Sylvester Kossov die?

Sylvester Kossov died in Kyiv[4].

Who were Sylvester Kossov's parents?

Sylvester Kossov's father was Q138005933[10].

What did Sylvester Kossov do for work?

Sylvester Kossov worked as a writer[5], Eastern Orthodox priest[6], theologian[7], metropolitan[8], and priest[9].

Where did Sylvester Kossov go to school?

Sylvester Kossov was educated at National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy[14].

Related Entities

National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy Peter Mogila Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Q138005771. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . Q138005771. wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Князь Полтавський · 2026-11-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'commons', 'en', 'pl', 'ru', 'uk']
    Employer → Kyiv-Mohyla Academy
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  2. 8w ago · Anti-Strange-Ipek-Action · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National Library of Poland MMS ID → 9810565704405606, 9810613745305606
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  3. 18w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster ID → 722702
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  4. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → writer, Eastern Orthodox priest, theologian +2
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  5. 26w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → +1607-01-01T00:00:00Z
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  6. 26w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → +1607-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Country of citizenship → Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
    Consecrator → Peter Mogila
    Social classification → clergy
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