Saint
Josaphat Kuncevyc (also known as John Kunsevich; Josaphat of Polotsk;
Jozofat Kuncewicz) was born in 1580 at Volodymyr, Lithuania as John
Kuncevyc. His father was a municipal counselor and his mother was
known for her piety. John was raised in the Orthodox Ruthenian
Church. On November 23, 1595, in the Union of Brest, the Ruthenian
Orthodox Church united with the Church of Rome. John trained as a
merchant's apprentice at Vilna, was offered partnership in the
business, and marriage to his partner's daughter. He felt a call to
the religious life, and declined both.
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