Joasaph II (russian: Иоасаф II (Новоторжец), ''Joasaph of
Novy Torg'') was
Patriarch of Moscow
The Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus' (russian: Патриарх Московский и всея Руси, translit=Patriarkh Moskovskij i vseja Rusi), also known as the Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia, is the official title of the Bishop of Mo ...
and All Rus' from 1667 until his death five years and one day later in 1672.
Joasaph was
archimandrite of the Rozhdestvenskii (Nativity) Monastery in
Vladimir from 1654 to April 25, 1656, when he was named archimandrite of the
Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra
The Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius (russian: Тро́ице-Се́ргиева ла́вра) is the most important Russian monastery and the spiritual centre of the Russian Orthodox Church. The monastery is situated in the town of Sergiyev Pos ...
. In 1666, he was a member of the court that tried
Patriarch Nikon and
deposed him, although it also approved his reforms that had led to the
Old Believer Schism
A schism ( , , or, less commonly, ) is a division between people, usually belonging to an organization, movement, or religious denomination. The word is most frequently applied to a split in what had previously been a single religious body, suc ...
.
On February 10, 1667, Joasaph was elected patriarch. He died February 11, 1672 and is buried in the
Dormition Cathedral in the
Moscow Kremlin
The Kremlin ( rus, Московский Кремль, r=Moskovskiy Kreml', p=ˈmɐˈskofskʲɪj krʲemlʲ, t=Moscow Kremlin) is a fortified complex in the center of Moscow founded by the Rurik dynasty. It is the best known of the kremlins (R ...
.
[Makarii (Bulgakov), ''Istoriia russkoi tserkvi'' (Moscow) vol. XII, pp. 760-792. ]
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External links
Joasaph's biography
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Metropolitans and Patriarchs of Moscow
Burials at Dormition Cathedral, Moscow
17th-century Russian clergy
1672 deaths
17th-century Eastern Orthodox bishops
Year of birth unknown
Archimandrites