enia ▁of ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁Greek ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁from ▁ 1 6 9 4 ▁to ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 7 0 8 . ▁ ▁Life ▁Lev ▁Sh lub ych ▁Z al ens ky j ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁about ▁ 1 6 4 8 ▁in ▁L uby cz , ▁a ▁village ▁near ▁L ut sk ▁in ▁Vol h yn ia , ▁from ▁a ▁noble ▁family . ▁He ▁entered ▁at ▁a ▁young ▁age ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Saint ▁Bas il ▁the ▁Great , ▁and ▁after ▁nov iti ate ▁he ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁Sup ra ś l ▁Lav ra . ▁He ▁studied ▁at ▁University ▁of ▁Ol om ouc ▁and ▁in ▁Vil nius . ▁After ▁ord ination ▁to ▁the ▁priest hood , ▁at ▁ 2 5 ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁complete ▁his ▁studies ▁in ▁the ▁Greek ▁College ▁in ▁Rome ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁met aph ys ics ▁from ▁December ▁ 1 6 7 3 ▁to ▁May ▁ 1 6 7 6 , ▁when ▁he ▁returned ▁in ▁his ▁country ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁Arch im and rite ▁of ▁the ▁Z hy rov ich y ▁Mon aster y . ▁ ▁The ▁bishop ▁of ▁Vol od ym yr - B rest , ▁Bened ict ▁G lyn sk ij , ▁who ▁was ▁Z al ens ky j ' s ▁uncle ▁by ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁his ▁mother , ▁before ▁he ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 6 7 7 , ▁had ▁Z al ens ky j ▁elected ▁as ▁co adj utor ▁bishop ▁for ▁his ▁dioc ese . ▁Z al ens ky j ▁received ▁the ▁appointment ▁from