Hedeon (Hryhorii) Balaban (1530 – 10 February 1607), or Gedeon Bałaban, was the

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from 1569 to 1607. Balaban was born in 1530. He took the side of the

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against the

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, in particular the Roman Catholic

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of Lviv. He resisted introduction of the

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in 1582 and struggled against the

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on behalf of episcopal authority.Serhii Plokhy. ''The Cossacks and religion in early modern Ukraine''.

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, 2002. p79-83 Starting in 1590, he took part in negotiations over union with the Roman Catholic Church, but joined with Prince

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at the Council of Berestia in 1596 in opposition to the

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.Borys Gudziak. ''Four hundred years Union of Brest (1596-1996)''. Peeters Publishers, 1998. p36 He maintained this position until his death. In 1599 he established a

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- Slavic

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with his nephew Fedir Balaban in Striatyn and then later in Krylos where he published various church books. Throughout his life, Balaban supported Orthodox brotherhood schools. He died on 10 February 1607 in Lviv.Balaban, Hedeon

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, vol. 1 (1984)

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Hedeon Balaban (Гедеон Балабан)
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