Yelysei Pletenetskyi
Ukrainian head of a monastery
Yelysei Pletenetskyi,[1] or Yelysei Pletenetsky (1550 – 29 October 1624), also known as Elizeusz Pletenecki, was a Ukrainian archimandrite. He served as archimandrite of a monastery in the Pinsk region from 1595 to 1599, and of Kyiv Pechersk Lavra from 1599 until his death.[2] During the latter tenure he worked hard at reforming the monastery, and secured the right of stauropegion for it. He established a hospital for the poor, a printing house, and the Radomysl paper mill.
References
- ^ MYSTETSKYI ARSENAL HISTORY.
- ^ "Pletenetsky, Yelysei". Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine. Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
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| Preceded by Nikephoros Tur | Archimandrite of Kyiv Pechersk Lavra 1599–1624 | Succeeded by Zacharias Kopystensky |
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