Ukrainian Moses. A book with the signature of Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky was found in the Carpathian region
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The signature of the legendary metropolitan was found in one of the old printed books (Photo: Tatyana Petriv/Facebook)
In an old printed book published in 1739, the signature of Metropolitan Andrei Sheptytsky was found in the museum of Nikolai Ugrin-Bezhreshny in Rohatyn in the Carpathian region..
This was reported by the head of the Rohatyn branch of the Prykarpattya Museum of Art, Tatiana Petriv, on her Facebook page.
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An early printed book, volume 350 pages, was published in 1739 in Lvov in the printing house of the Stavropegian Assumption Brotherhood. The publication used two colors, and the text was written in Church Slavonic. The engravings were made by Nikodim Zubitsky, George the Hierodeacon and Ilia. The book also contains prints from boards by Ivan Fedorov.
It is also reported that the cover of the book was made of brown wood.
It is not known what the circulation of this publication was, but on some pages of the old printed seal there are certain notes, inscriptions, and marks.
The signature of Metropolitan Andrei Sheptytsky was found on one of the pages of the book: “Proposed at the time of the visitation of canonical Sernik Among [their] day of May 19, 1902.” and signature underneath “ +Andrey”. This indicates that the signature was made by Metropolitan Andrei Sheptytsky, who held the position of Metropolitan of Galicia and Archbishop of Lviv, possibly during one of his visits to the Rohatyn region in 1902.
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Metropolitan Andrey ( Sheptytsky) ( in the world Roman Maria Alexander Sheptytsky) July 29, 1865, village of Prilbichi, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austrian Empire – November 1, 1944, Lvov, Ukrainian SSR, USSR) – Ukrainian religious figure, bishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. From January 17, 1901 until his death – Metropolitan of Galicia and Archbishop of Lviv – Primate of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.
Count, belonged to the noble Western Ukrainian Sheptytsky family. Doctor of law. Among his supporters from among Union Christians, representatives of his religious community, he was called, among other things, the Ukrainian Moses, the Spiritual Builder, the Leader of the Ukrainian Nation, the Great Metropolitan
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