Josaphat
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People
- JehoshaphatJehoshaphatJehoshaphat was the fourth king of the The Kingdom of Judah, and successor of his father Asa. His children included Jehoram, who succeeded him as king...
, in the Christian bible, fourth king of the Kingdom of Judah - Josaphat, a Christian saint of India, appearing in the legend of Barlaam and Josaphat
- Giosafat BarbaroGiosafat BarbaroGiosafat Barbaro was a member of the Venetian Barbaro family. He was a diplomat, merchant, explorer and travel writer. He was unusually well-travelled for someone of his times.-Family:...
(1413-94), Venetian explorer and diplomat - Josephat T. BenoitJosephat T. BenoitJosephat T. Benoit was the 41st mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire from 1944 to 1961. A New Deal Democrat, he held that office for a record nine consecutive terms.-Early life and career:...
(1900-76), mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire - Josaphat CelestinJosaphat CelestinJosaphat J. Celestin, also known as Joe Celestin, is a Haitian-American politician who served as the mayor of North Miami, Florida from 2001 to 2005...
, Haitian-American politician, North Miami's first black mayor - Josaphat ChichkovJosaphat ChichkovRobert-Matthew Chichkov in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, was a priest, rector and teacher sentenced to death in the early 1950s.He came from a large and fervent Latin rite Catholic family. He entered the Assumptionist high school seminary in Adrianopolis and entered the Assumptionist novitiate in Phanaraki,...
, Bulgarian priest, rector and teacher - J.-J. GagnierJ.-J. GagnierJean-Josaphat Gagnier was a Canadian conductor, composer, clarinetist, bassoonist, pianist, arts administrator, and music educator. His compositional output mainly consists of works for orchestra and band, although he did write some choral pieces, songs, works for solo piano and organ, some...
(Jean-Josaphat Gagnier), Canadian conductor, composer, and musician - Josaphata HordashevskaJosaphata HordashevskaBlessed Josaphata Hordashevska, S.S.M.I., born Michaelina Hordashevska, a Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Religious Sister, was the first member of the Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate....
, Ukrainian Greek-Catholic nun - Blessed Josaphat KotsylovskyJosaphat KotsylovskyBlessed Josaphat Joseph Kotsylovsky was a Ukrainian Greek Catholic bishop and martyr.Kotsylovsky was born 3 March 1876 in the village of Pakoszowka , of the Lemko Region. Kotsylovsky was of Lemko origin, and Ukrainian national orientation...
, Ukrainian Greek Catholic bishop and martyr - Josaphat Kuntsevych (c.1580 – 1623), Belarusian martyr and saint of the Ruthenian Catholic Church
- Josaphat-Robert LargeJosaphat-Robert LargeJosaphat-Robert Large is a Haitian-American poet, novelist and art critic. His novel Les terres entourées de larmes [Shore surrounded with tears] won the prestigious Prix littéraire des Caraïbes in 2003...
, Haitian-American poet, novelist and art critic - Yuz AsafYuz AsafSimilar to mainstream Islamic views, the Ahmadiyya Movement consider that Jesus was a mortal man, but go a step further to describe Jesus as a mortal man who died a natural death in India - as opposed to having been raised up alive to Heaven...
, a sage buried at Srinagar, Kashmir, whose name is interpreted as "Josaphat" by Christians - Israel Beer Josaphat, the birth name of Paul ReuterPaul ReuterPaul Julius Freiherr von Reuter was a German entrepreneur and later naturalized British citizen...
Churches
Canada- St. Josaphat CathedralSt. Josaphat CathedralSt. Josaphat Cathedral is a Ukrainian Catholic cathedral in Edmonton, Alberta, one of the best examples of Byzantine Rite church architecture in Canada. It is the seat of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton, and has been a cathedral since 1948...
in Edmonton
Poland
- Church of St. Josaphat in LublinChurch of St. Josaphat in LublinChurch of St. Josaphat in Lublin was built by Greek merchants in 1786 upon the consent of king Stanisław August Poniatowski. In the second half of the 19th century the temple which was originally dependent on the patriarch of Constantinople was taken over by the Russian Orthodox Church and in 1922...
United States
- Basilica of St. JosaphatBasilica of St. JosaphatThe Basilica of St. Josaphat, located in the Lincoln Village neighborhood of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, is one of 62 minor basilicas found in the United States. In its grandeur and opulence it is an excellent example of the so-called Polish Cathedral style of church...
in Milwaukee - St. Josaphat's in ChicagoSt. Josaphat's in ChicagoSt. Josaphat is a historic church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago located at 2311 North Southport Avenue in Chicago, Illinois.It is a prime example of the so-called 'Polish Cathedral style' of church in both its opulence and grand scale. St...
- St. Josaphat's Roman Catholic ChurchSt. Josaphat's Roman Catholic ChurchSt. Josaphat's Roman Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic church located at 715 E. Canfield Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 and designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1985.- History :...
in Detroit
Other places
- Valley of JosaphatValley of JosaphatThe Valley of Josaphat is mentioned in only one passage of the Bible, in Joel 3.2 : "I will gather together all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Josaphat: and I will plead with them there for my people, and for my inheritance Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations"...
, mentioned in the Hebrew bible - Josaphat ParkJosaphat parkJosaphat Park is a public park designed by Edmond Galoppin of Melsbroek. It is located in the municipality of Schaerbeek in Brussels. The football stadium that was formerly used by the K.V.V. Crossing Elewijt lies on the North-West corner of the park. There is also an elementary school , a tennis...
, a public park located in the municipality of Schaerbeek in Brussels
Other uses
- Barlaam and Josaphat (book)Barlaam and Josaphat (book)Barlaam and Josaphat is the title given to a large number of different books in various languages, all dealing with the lives of Saints Barlaam and Josaphat in India. In this hagiographic tradition, the life and teachings of Josaphat have many parallels with those of the Buddha...
, several books dealing with the lives of Saints Barlaam and Josaphat - Order of Saint Basil the GreatOrder of Saint Basil the GreatThe Order of St. Basil the Great also known as the Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat is an monastic religious order of the Greek Catholic Churches that is present in many countries and that has its Mother House in Rome. The order received approbation on August 20, 1631...
, also known as the Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat, monastic religious order of the Greek Catholic Church - Priestly Society of Saint JosaphatPriestly Society of Saint JosaphatThe Priestly Society of Saint Josaphat Kuntsevych is a society of traditionalist priests and seminarians originating from the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church which is led by the excommunicated priest Basil Kovpak. It is based in Riasne, Lviv, Western Ukraine...
- Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Josaphat in ParmaUkrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Josaphat in ParmaUkrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Josaphat in Parma is a diocese of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in the United States, with its seat in Parma, Ohio. It was established in 1983 by Pope John Paul II. The first bishop was Robert M. Moskal. The current apostolic administrator is Bishop John...
, a diocese of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church