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 size is 64.5x84cm.Portrait of Archbishop Iosafat Kuntsevich oil on canvas, 18th century. Iosafat Kuntsevich (Ukrainian: Йосафат Кунцевич, Belarusian: Язафат Кунцэвіч, Polish: Jozafat Kuncewicz; born 1580, Volodymyr-Volynsky, now Ukraine - died 12 November 1623, Vitebsk, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, now Belarus) was from 1618 Greek Catholic Archbishop of Polotsk, assassinated on 12 November 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. He is celebrated on 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.