Dosoftei was a prominent 17th-century Moldavian metropolitan, scholar, and translator. Born in Suceava to a Greek family, he received his education at the Trei Ierarhi Monastery in Iaşi and later studied humanities and various languages at the Orthodox Brotherhood school in Lviv. Throughout his ecclesiastical career, he served as the bishop of Huşi and Roman before holding the position of Metropolitan of Moldavia. He spent his final years in Poland after moving there in 1686.
Literary contributions
As a significant scholar of the 17th century, he was a pioneer of Romanian poetry and translation. He translated religious scriptures, historical texts, and epics into the Romanian language. His most notable literary achievement remains his verse translation of the psalter.
Veneration and legacy
The Romanian Orthodox Church canonized him in 2005, and he is commemorated as a saint on December 13. His intellectual influence is recognized through monuments, including a bronze bust located in the Alley of Ecclesiastical Personalities in Chișinău.