(De)Constructing Sanctity. Josaphat Kuntsevych and Josif Semashko’s “Reversed” Historiography

Abstract

The article presents the phenomenon of “reversed” interpretation of Jozaphat Kuntsevych's martyrdom in the writings of a Uniate hierarch, Iosif Semashko. The article conducts an analysis of epistemologically understood metaphors created by him before and after his conversion to Orthodoxy.

Keywords

• Iosif Semashko
• Josaphat Kuntsevych
• Uniate Church
• Orthodox Church
• historiography