Introduction: Josaphat Kuntsevych, from confessional to transnational saint

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Žurnalų straipsniai / Journal articles
Language:
Anglų kalba / English
Title:
Introduction: Josaphat Kuntsevych, from confessional to transnational saint
Authors:
Almesas, Ivanas
In the Journal:
Lietuvos istorijos studijos [LIS] Studies of Lithuania's History, 2025, The making and remembering of saint Josaphat Kuntsevych: 17th-20th century, 9-19
Subject Category:
LT
Bažnyčios istorija / Church history; Šventieji / Saints; 1569-1795. Lietuva ATR laikotarpiu; 1795-1915. Lietuva Rusijos imperijos sudėtyje.
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ENThe paper examines the regional and local scale of the cult of Josaphat Kuntsevych during the 17th and 18th centuries. As one of the beati moderni, the cult of Blessed Josaphat Kuntsevych was granted official recognition for the Basilians, as well as for believers within the Kyivan Uniate Metropolitanate and across the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. It was only after his canonisation in 1867 that all restrictions on its spread were lifted; a visible sign of this universal acceptance was the transfer of his relics to the Basilica of Saint Peter in Rome. The introduction traces the mechanisms, strategies, and actors involved in shaping Kuntsevych’s image both as a confessional and as a transnational saint, situating these dynamics within the historiography of and contributions to this volume. Keywords: Josaphat Kuntsevych; sainthood; Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth; Rome; historiography.

DOI:
10.15388/TMRofSaintJosaphatKuntsevych.2025.1
ISSN:
1392-0448; 1648-9101
Subject:
Istorija / History
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2026-03-24 15:02:27
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