Sylvester Hulevych
Sylvester Hulevych | |
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Sylwester Wojutyński Hulewicz | |
Image of Sylvester in the Palace of the Greek Catholic Bishops in Przemyśl | |
| Born | Simeon Hulevych-Voyutinsky |
| Died | May 31, 1645 |
| Years active | 1635–1637 1641–1643 |
| Religion | Eastern Orthodoxy |
| Church | Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople |
| Ordained | March 14, 1635 |
| Title | Bishop of Przemyśl |
Sylvester Simeon Hulevych-Woyutinsky, also known as Semen Hulevych-Woyutinsky, Symeon Hulevych of Woyutin or Simon Hulevych, of the Nowina coat of arms (died 31 May 1645) was the first Orthodox bishop of Przemyśl after the restitution of the Orthodox Church in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, and a writer in Lutsk from 1628 to 1636.
His armed takeover of the granted Monastery of the Transfiguration (Holy Savior Monastery) led to a sentence of infamy against him. This incident became one of the key controversies between the Orthodox, the Uniates, and the Catholics during the reign of Władysław IV Vasa.