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Joasaphus I (Иоасаф I (Ioasaf I) in Russian) (? – November 28 1640 Moscow) was the fifth Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia (1634–1640).Joasaphus took monastic vows in Solovetsky Monastery. In 1621 he became a hegumen at Pskovo-Pechorsky Monastery. In January 1627 Joasaphus was appointed archbishop of Pskov and Velikiye Luki. He is known for his protection of Pskov’s trade privileges and resistance to pretensions of the German merchants for which he would be punished by the patriarch.

active years end year
1640-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
active years start year
1634-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
birth place
Russia
death date
1640-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

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