Background
Ivan Ivanovich Kobylsky-Bogoslovsky was born on August 18, 1800 in Kobylskoe, Zaraysky district, Ryazan', Russian Federation. From the clergy.
Ivan Ivanovich Kobylsky-Bogoslovsky was born on August 18, 1800 in Kobylskoe, Zaraysky district, Ryazan', Russian Federation. From the clergy.
In 1828 Ivan Ivanovich became a monk. He was a supervisor of Pereyaslavsky Spiritual School (1828-1829), inspector of Moscow Theological Academy (1829-1834), rector of Moscow Theological Seminary (1834-1842), at the same time a professor of philosophy. He was an Abbot of Zaikonospassky monastery in Moscow (1836-1842), Bishop Dmitrovsky, Vicar of Moscow Diocese (1842-1849). He helped Metropolitan Philaret (Drozdov) to administer the diocese. Bishop of Ufa and Orenburg (1849-1853).
He led missionary activities among the indigenous peoples of the Urals and Volga region. Also he was a Bishop, Archbishop (since 1860) of Voronezh and Zadonsk (1853-1864).Having lost his sight, in 1864 he retired. He lived in the Mitrofanovsky monastery in Voronezh, led an ascetic way of life.
During the life of Iosif, the Annunciation Cathedral (1855) was Эrenewed and decoratedЭ, a new building of the spiritual consistory was organized (1861), a hierarchal choir of about 100 people was created, Tikhon Zadonsky was canonized (1861). The initiator of the creation of the Diocesan Women's College (opened in 1865).
He вonated 5,500 silver rubles to poor students of Theological Seminary and Theological School.
