Sylvester Kosiv
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Sylvester Kossów, Kosiv or Kosov (secular name Stefan-Adam Kosaw, Polish: Sylwester Kossów; born Zharobychi, Vitebsk Voivodeship, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, died 13 April 1657) was the Metropolitan of Kiev, Galicia and all Rus'[lower-alpha 1] in the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in the Eastern Orthodox Church from 1647 to 1657. He reigned during the Khmelnytsky uprising.
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Sylvester Kossów | |
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Native name | Silvester Kosaw |
Church | Ruthenian Orthodox |
Metropolis | Kiev, Galicia and all Rus' |
See | Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople |
Elected | 1647 |
In office | 1647–1657 |
Predecessor | Petro Mohyla |
Successor | Dionysius Balaban |
Other post(s) | Bishop of Mstsislaw, Orsha, and Mahiliow (1635–1647) |
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Born | Stefan-Adam Kosaw Zharobychi, Vitebsk Voivodeship, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
Died | 13 April 1657 Kyiv, Cossack Hetmanate |
Buried | Dormition Cathedral (Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra) |
Denomination | Eastern Orthodox |
Alma mater | Zamość Academy |
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