Josaphat facts for kids

Josaphat can refer to:

People

• Jehoshaphat, in the Bible, fourth king of the Kingdom of Judah
• Josaphat, a Christian saint of India, appearing in the legend of Barlaam and Josaphat
• Giosafat Barbaro (1413–94), Venetian explorer and diplomat
• Josephat T. Benoit (1900–76), mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire
• Josaphat Celestin, Haitian-American politician, North Miami's first black mayor
• Josaphat Chichkov, Bulgarian priest, rector and teacher
• J.-J. Gagnier (Jean-Josaphat Gagnier), Canadian conductor, composer, and musician
• Josaphata Hordashevska, Ukrainian Greek-Catholic nun
• Blessed Josaphat Kotsylovsky (Ukrainian: Йосафат Йосиф Коциловський), Ukrainian Greek Catholic bishop and martyr
• Josaphat Kuntsevych (c.1580 – 1623), Belarusian martyr and saint of the Ruthenian Catholic Church
• Josaphat-Robert Large, Haitian-American poet, novelist and art critic
• Yuz Asaf, a sage buried at Srinagar, Kashmir, whose name is interpreted as "Josaphat" by Christians
• Israel Beer Josaphat, the birth name of Paul Reuter
• Josaphat (Metropolis) is a main character in Fritz Lang's Metropolis (1927 film)

Churches

• St. Josaphat Cathedral (disambiguation)
• St. Josaphat's Church (disambiguation)

Other places

• Valley of Josaphat, mentioned in the biblical book of Joel
• Josaphat Park, a public park located in the municipality of Schaerbeek in Brussels
• Planet Nine, which has been called by its original proponents: "Jehoshaphat", "George", and "Phattie".

Other uses

• Barlaam and Josaphat (book), several books dealing with the lives of Saints Barlaam and Josaphat
• Order of Saint Basil the Great, also known as the Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat, monastic religious order of the Greek Catholic Church
• Priestly Society of Saint Josaphat
• Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Josaphat in Parma, a diocese of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church

See also

In Spanish: Josafat para niños

• Jehoshaphat (disambiguation)