Feast November 12
Saint Josaphat
Martyr, patron of Christian unity · Feast November 12
Biography
Saint Josaphat Kuntsevych (c. 1580-1623), a Basilian monk and Archbishop of Polotsk, labored for the reunion of the Eastern churches with Rome and was martyred by a mob opposed to that union. The first Eastern saint formally canonized by Rome, he is a patron of efforts for the unity of the Church.
Feast day
November 12
Patronage
- Christian unity
Canonization status
Canonized
Feast month
11
Feast day of month
12
