(De) Constructing Sanctity. Josaphat Kuntsevych and the “Reversed” Historiography of Iosif Semashko Cover Image

(De) Constructing Sanctity. Josaphat Kuntsevych and the “Reversed” Historiography of Iosif Semashko
(De) Constructing Sanctity. Josaphat Kuntsevych and the “Reversed” Historiography of Iosif Semashko

Author(s): Norbert Morawiec
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, 16th Century, 17th Century, Pastoral Theology, Eastern Orthodoxy
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe Franciszka Salezego (TNFS)
Keywords: Iosif Semashko; Josaphat Kuntsevych; Uniate Church; Orthodox Church; Historiography;

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the phenomenon of “reversed” interpretation of Jozaphat Kuntsevych's martyrdom in the writings of a Uniate hierarch, Iosif Semashko. The article conducts an analysis of epistemologically understood metaphors created by him before and after his conversion to Orthodoxy.

  • Issue Year: 42/2021
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 109-123
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: English