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'''Job (Boretsky) of Kiev''', also '''Yov (Boretsky)''', was the first Orthodox Metropolitan of Kiev after the conclusion of the Union of Brest in 1595. He was [[metropolitan]] from 1620 to 1631. ==Life== Little is known of his youth. The date of Boretsky's birth and [[baptism]]al name are unknown. His family was from Bircza, Galicia. He received his early education at the Lvov Dormition Brotherhood School before continuing his studies else where. At some point Boretsky became a [[monk]] and received the name Job. In 1604 and 1605, he was the rector and a teacher at the Lvov [[Dormition]] Brotherhood School. In 1615, he became the first rector of the Kiev Epiphany Brotherhood School and served until 1618. In 1620, he took part in the establishment of the Lutsk Brotherhood of the [[Elevation of the Holy Cross|Elevation of the Cross]] School. In 1619, he was elevated to [[hegumen]] of the St. Michael's Gold Dome [[Monastery]] in Kiev. In August 1620, Job was [[consecration of a bishop|consecrated]] Metropolitan of Kiev by Patriarch [[Theophanes III of Jerusalem]] as he passed through Kiev on his return to Jerusalem from a visit to Moscow. Job's consecration, in addition to other [[bishop]]s, restored the Orthodox hierarchy in the area that was occupied by bishops of the Unia after the [[Union of Brest]] in 1596 at which Metr. Michael (Ragoza), the previous metropolitan of Kiev, supported the union. Metr. Boretsky was a prolific translator and writer. He composed poems honoring [[saint]]s. He also wrote petitions and edicts, and coauthored ''Apolleia Apolofii'' (A Refutation of 'A Defense', 1628). A tract, ''Perestoroha'' (Пересторога; A Warning)[http://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/display.asp?linkpath=pages%5CP%5CE%5CPerestorohaIT.htm], has also been attributed to him. In the defense of the Orthodox hierarchy, Metr. Boretsky composed a petition entitled ''Protestacia''. During the bitter dispute over the Unia, Metr. Boretsky had favored a general reconciliation, along with the Uniate Metr. Joseph Rutsky, but he could not get the support of the Cossacks for his approach. {{start box}} {{succession| before=Michael (Rogoza)| title=[[List of Metropolitans of Kiev|Metropolitan of Kiev and Gallich]]| years= 1620-1631| after=Isaiah (Kopynsky)}} {{end box}} ==Sources== *[http://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/pages/B/O/BoretskyYov.htm Boretsky, Yov] *[http://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/pages/B/O/BoretskyYov.htm Encyclopedia of Ukraine - BoretskyYov] ==External links== *[http://www.novelguide.com/a/discover/eemw_03/eemw_03_00594.html Kiev] [[Category: Bishops]] [[Category:17th-century bishops]] [[Category: Bishops of Kiev]]
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