Patriarch Joasaphus I of Moscow
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Joasaphus | |
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Patriarch of Moscow and all the Rus' | |
Church | Russian Orthodox Church |
See | Moscow |
Installed | 1634 |
Term ended | 1640 |
Predecessor | Filaret |
Successor | Joseph |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | 28 November 1640 |
Buried | Dormition Cathedral, Moscow |
Joasaphus I (
Biography
Joasaphus took monastic vows in
Patriarch of Moscow
Upon
One of Joasaphus' first deeds was severe punishment of Joseph Kurtsevich, Archbishop of
As Patriarch, he did not interfere in affairs of state policy and refused to even granting the tsar advice in this regard, thereby the strengthening process the position of the Patriarchate in the country declined. He focused instead on efforts to moral renewal of society. He aimed for the effective implementation of the provisions of the
Legacy
Most historians assess Josaphus as a colorless figure. According to the historian Parsley[3] such determination activities of the patriarch is unfair, because the lack of interest of Josaphus for state affairs did not mean lack of involvement in the problems of the Orthodox Church, where the latter showed the energy and determination. Parsley also points out that the relatively short period of office of the patriarch by Joazafa results in the obfuscation of his achievements by the much more well-known and strong personalities of the two other seventeenth-century Russian Orthodox Church superiors: Filaret and Nikon. At the same time the authors of works devoted to Josaphus give it a raw ascetic, pious and humble man.
References
- ^ Kartaszow A. "Istoria Russkoj Cerkwi". krotov.info (in Russian). Retrieved 2012-02-04.
- ISBN 9780875863467.
- ^ Pietruszko W. "Patriarch Ioasaf I i Russkaja Cerkow w pieriod jego patriarszestwa" (in Russian). pravoslavie.ru. Retrieved 2012-02-05.