Hypatios Pociej
Hypatios Pociej (Latin Hypatius Pociey , Polish Hipacy Pociej , real name Adam Tyszkowicz ; born April 12, 1541 in Różanka, Grand Duchy of Lithuania ; † July 18, 1613 in Włodzimierz Wołyński , Kingdom of Poland-Lithuania ) was castellan of Brest (1588–1593) , Orthodox and United Bishop of Vladimir (1593–1599) and United Metropolitan of Kiev (1600–1613).
Life
Adam Tyszkowicz came from a noble family. His father Lew Tyszkowicz was a royal scribe, his mother Anna nee. After his death, Łosa married the governor of Smolensk around 1550. Adam was promoted by Prince Mikołaj Radziwiłł and studied in a Calvinist school. He converted to Calvinism and studied at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow . In 1572 he was secretary to King Sigismund III. Around 1574 he returned to the Orthodox faith. He married Anna von Hołownia-Ostrożec, with whom he had six children.
Tyszkowicz became district judge in Brest in 1580 and castellan of Brest and senator in 1588.
In 1592 he became a monk after the death of his wife and took the spiritual name Hypatios ( Ipati ). In 1593 he became Orthodox Bishop of Vladimir and Brest at the suggestion of the voivode of Kiev Konstanty Ostrogski . Hypatios was one of the most active promoters of a union of the Orthodox Ruthenian Church in Poland-Lithuania with the Roman Catholic Church. In 1595 he negotiated as a representative with King Sigismund III. in Cracow via the Union and in the same year received the approval of Pope Clement VIII on a trip to Rome with Bishop Kyrill Terlecki .
After the Union of Brest in 1596, he remained Bishop of Vladimir of the new United Church. In 1599 he was appointed the new United Metropolitan of Kiev by King Sigismund and confirmed in 1600 by Pope Clement VIII. Its headquarters were in Vilnius . He took massive action against Orthodox monasteries, brotherhoods and parishes and gave many churches to the United Church.
Hypatios died in Włodzimierz in 1613 and was buried in the crypt of the Assumption Cathedral .
Fonts
Several polemical writings and treatises have been preserved from Hypatios, which advocated the Union and the United Church in particular.
Names
He was born as Adam Tyszkowicz . After taking the monk's vows, he took the orthodox spiritual name Hypatios ( Ipati , also Hypatius , Hipacy and others).
His descendants were called Pociej (from Hipacy > Pociej ). This name was later added to him. In modern historiography he is referred to exclusively by this name.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Meletius Boguriński-Chrebtowicz |
Bishop of Vladimir 1593–1599 |
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| Michael Rahoza |
Uniate Metropolitan of Kiev 1600–1613 |
Wieljamin Jazep Rucki |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Pociej, Hypatios |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pociey, Hypatius; Pociej, Hipacy; Tyszkowicz, Adam |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Castellan of Brest, Bishop of Vladimir and Brest, United Metropolitan of Kiev |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 12, 1541 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Różanka, Kingdom of Poland |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 18, 1613 |
| Place of death | Włodzimierz Wołyński, Kingdom of Poland-Lithuania |