Josaphat Kuntsevych
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Ukrainian Greek-Catholic archbishop and martyr
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Josaphat Kuntsevych, OSBM (c. – 12 November 1623) was a Basilian monk and archeparch of the Ruthenian Catholic Church who on 12 November 1623 was killed by an angry mob in Vitebsk, in the eastern peripheries of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. He is said to be the best-known victim of anti-Catholic violence related to implementing the Union of Brest, and has been declared a martyr and saint of the Catholic Church.
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| Born | Volodymyr, Volhynian Voivodeship, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
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12 November 1623 (aged ) Vitebsk, Vitebsk Voivodeship, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
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