Background
IOSAFAT, (secular was born in 1876 in village Pakoshivka, Galicia.
IOSAFAT, (secular was born in 1876 in village Pakoshivka, Galicia.
Studied at university. Graduate military college. Studied divinity in Rome.
Served in Austro-Hungarian Army as senior lieutenant. 1907 took holy orders and appointed professor at theological training establishments in Stanislawow. 1913 took monastic vows under name Iosafat and sent to Saint Onufrius Monastery, L’vov.
1914 emigrated to Moravia and organized theological seminar)' for Galician emigres. Consecrated bishop and.1916 assigned to See of Peremyshl’. During World War 2 arrested by State Security organs and imprisoned at Tamow.
1945 transferred to L’vov Prison and 1947 to Kiev.