687 - Exceptional Portrait of the Ukrainian Bishop Saint Iosaphat Kuncewicz (1580–1623)

Exceptional Portrait of the Ukrainian Bishop Saint Iosaphat Kuncewicz (1580–1623) The painting measures 52.5 x 73 cm. The frame measures 64.5 x 84 cm. Portrait of Archbishop Iosafat Kuntsevich, oil on canvas, 18th century. Iosafat Kuntsevich (Ukrainian: Йосафат Кунцевич, Belarusian: Язафат Кунцэвіч, Polish: Jozafat Kuncewicz; born in 1580, Volodymyr-Volynsky, now Ukraine—died November 12, 1623, in Vitebsk, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, now Belarus) served as Greek Catholic Archbishop of Polotsk from 1618 and was assassinated on November 12, 1623, by opponents of union with Rome. In 1643 he was canonized as a blessed, and in 1867 as the first Greek Catholic saint of the Catholic Church. Saint Joseph Kuncewicz (1580–1623) was a martyred bishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. He is venerated as a saint in both the Catholic and Greek Catholic Churches. Relics of Saint Joseph Kunțevici are enshrined on the altar of the Church of St. Dumitru in Beius. His feast day is November 12. Due to its age and history of use, this lot may show signs of wear and previous interventions. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, no specialized technical testing has been performed. The absence of any mention of restorations does not guarantee that none exist. You may request additional information before placing a bid. This does not affect the buyer’s statutory rights.