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Patron Saints Index: Saint Josaphat (558 words) |
 | Bishop Josaphat believed unity to be in the best interests of the Church, and by teaching, clerical reform, and personal example Josaphat won the greater part of the Orthodox in Lithuania to the union. |
| While Josaphat attended the Diet of Warsaw in 1620, a dissident group, supported by Cossacks, set up an anti-Uniat bishops for each Uniat one, spread the accusation that Josaphat had "gone Latin," and that his followers would be forced to do the same, and placed a usurper on the archbishop's chair. |
| Josaphat tried to insure the safety of his servants before fleeing himself, but did not get out in time, and was martyred by the mob. |
| Barlaam and Josaphat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (626 words) |
| Barlaam and Josaphat are said to have lived and died in the 3rd century or 4th century in India. |
| Josaphat's story appears to be in many respects a Christianized version of Gautama Buddha’s story. |
| Josaphat’s name may be traced to the Sanskrit term bodhisattva via the Middle Persian bodasif. |
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