, ▁Jos y f ▁Sum lj ans ky j , ▁priv ately ▁ad her ed ▁to ▁the ▁Union ▁already ▁some ▁years ▁before ). ▁He ▁also ▁succeeded ▁in ▁repair ing ▁the ▁relations ▁of ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁with ▁the ▁Bas ilian ▁mon ks ▁which ▁had ▁become ▁stra ined ▁under ▁his ▁prede cess or . ▁ ▁The ▁second ▁part ▁of ▁Z al ens ky j ' s ▁reign ▁was ▁marked ▁by ▁the ▁difficulties ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁Northern ▁War ▁( start ed ▁in ▁ 1 7 0 0 ), ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁per sec utions ▁of ▁Peter ▁I ▁of ▁Russia ▁against ▁the ▁Greek ▁Catholic ▁Church , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁murder ing ▁of ▁Bas ilian ▁mon ks ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁July ▁ 1 7 0 5 ▁in ▁Pol ot sk . ▁ ▁Z al ens ky ▁died ▁in ▁Vol od ym yr - Vol yn sky i ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁July ▁ 1 7 0 8 . ▁At ▁his ▁death ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁Greek ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁was ▁the ▁main ▁Eastern ▁R ite ▁Church ▁in ▁the ▁Polish – L ith uan ian ▁Commonwealth ▁and ▁counted ▁about ▁ 1 2 ▁million ▁ad her ents . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Category : 1 6 4 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 7 0 8 ▁death s ▁Category : R uth en ian ▁nob ility ▁of ▁the ▁Polish – L ith uan ian ▁Commonwealth ▁Category : Pal ack ý ▁University ▁Ol om ouc ▁al umn i ▁Category : Order ▁of ▁Saint ▁Bas il ▁the ▁Great ▁Category : L ead ers ▁of ▁the