Isaia Kopynsky
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Isaia Kopynsky; b ? in Galicia region, d 5 October 1640) was a Ukrainian Orthodox metropolitan
(official title - Metropolitan of Kiev, Galychyna and All-Rus').
Orthodox church figure and Kievan metropolitan. He studied at the Lviv Dormition Brotherhood School and entered a monastery as a youth. Eventually he became the hegumen of the Kiev Epiphany Brotherhood Monastery and the Mezhyhiria Transfiguration Monastery and one of the founders of the Kiev Epiphany Brotherhood School.
In 1620, when the Orthodox hierarchy was renewed by Patriarch
Theophanes III of Jerusalem, Kopynsky was consecrated bishop of Peremyshl and Sambir; however, he was not permitted to assume his post by the Polish king, and he was instead named bishop
of Chernihiv
and Smolensk
. He was well known as an organizer of monasteries; through his efforts the Mgarsky Monastery, the Hustynia Trinity Monastery, and other monasteries were founded. In 1631 he succeeded Metropolitan Yov Boretsky
as Kievan metropolitan.
Kopynsky was a conservative and a decided foe of Catholicism and the Uniate church. He was also pro-Muscovite and favored conciliation with the tsar and the Moscow metropolitan. After the legalization of the Orthodox hierarchy by Poland in 1632 and the election of Petro Mohyla
as metropolitan of Kiev, Kopynsky was forced by the latter to relinquish his post. He became the supervisor of the Kiev St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery
in 1633, and lobbied unsuccessfully to regain his title from Mohyla, supported by many monasteries and Cossacks.
In 1635 he moved to Polisia, and in 1638 back to Kiev, where he probably died.
Metropolitan bishop
In Christian churches with episcopal polity, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan, pertains to the diocesan bishop or archbishop of a metropolis; that is, the chief city of a historical Roman province, ecclesiastical province, or regional capital.Before the establishment of...
(official title - Metropolitan of Kiev, Galychyna and All-Rus').
Orthodox church figure and Kievan metropolitan. He studied at the Lviv Dormition Brotherhood School and entered a monastery as a youth. Eventually he became the hegumen of the Kiev Epiphany Brotherhood Monastery and the Mezhyhiria Transfiguration Monastery and one of the founders of the Kiev Epiphany Brotherhood School.
In 1620, when the Orthodox hierarchy was renewed by Patriarch
Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem
The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem is the head bishop of the Orthodox Church of Jerusalem, ranking fourth of nine Patriarchs in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Since 2005, the Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem has been Theophilos III...
Theophanes III of Jerusalem, Kopynsky was consecrated bishop of Peremyshl and Sambir; however, he was not permitted to assume his post by the Polish king, and he was instead named bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
of Chernihiv
Chernihiv
Chernihiv or Chernigov is a historic city in northern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Chernihiv Oblast , as well as of the surrounding Chernihivskyi Raion within the oblast...
and Smolensk
Smolensk
Smolensk is a city and the administrative center of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Dnieper River. Situated west-southwest of Moscow, this walled city was destroyed several times throughout its long history since it was on the invasion routes of both Napoleon and Hitler. Today, Smolensk...
. He was well known as an organizer of monasteries; through his efforts the Mgarsky Monastery, the Hustynia Trinity Monastery, and other monasteries were founded. In 1631 he succeeded Metropolitan Yov Boretsky
Yov Boretsky
Yov Boretsky ; was a Ukrainian Orthodox metropolitan ....
as Kievan metropolitan.
Kopynsky was a conservative and a decided foe of Catholicism and the Uniate church. He was also pro-Muscovite and favored conciliation with the tsar and the Moscow metropolitan. After the legalization of the Orthodox hierarchy by Poland in 1632 and the election of Petro Mohyla
Petro Mohyla
Metropolitan Peter was a Metropolitan of Kiev, Halych and All-Rus' from 1633 until his death. He was born into a Moldavian boyar family — the Movileşti — one that gave Moldavia and Wallachia several rulers, including his father, Ieremia Movilă. His mother, Margareta, was a Hungarian noble lady...
as metropolitan of Kiev, Kopynsky was forced by the latter to relinquish his post. He became the supervisor of the Kiev St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery
St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery
St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery is a functioning monastery in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. The monastery is located on the right bank of the Dnieper River on the edge of a bluff northeast of the Saint Sophia Cathedral...
in 1633, and lobbied unsuccessfully to regain his title from Mohyla, supported by many monasteries and Cossacks.
In 1635 he moved to Polisia, and in 1638 back to Kiev, where he probably died.