Patriarch Joseph of Moscow
Deceased Person
– 1652
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Who was Patriarch Joseph of Moscow?
Patriarch Joseph was the sixth Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, elected after an unusual one and a half year break.
The early life of Joseph is unclear. Before the election he was an archimandrite of the Simonov Monastery. For the first time the patriarch was elected by sortition from candidates offered by tsar Mikhail Fyodorovich in coordination with the Council of Bishops. The election was held on March 20, 1642 in Moscow. Joseph came into office on March 27 and was titled "master" and not "sovereign".
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