# Father Iosif — The Brothers Karamazov character guide

> Father Iosif in The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the gentle Father Iosif, Gentle Father Iosif

**First appearance:** 0046-part-ii-i-father-zossima-and-his-visitors

## Who they are

A gentle monk at the monastery.

## In the story

### [Father Zossima and His Visitors](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brothers_karamazov_se/chapters/part-ii-i-father-zossima-and-his-visitors)

Among the devoted monks gathered in Zossima's cell for the final conversation.

### [I: The Breath of Corruption](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brothers_karamazov_se/chapters/part-iii-i-the-breath-of-corruption)

Begins reading the Gospel over the body after the requiem service; later disputes with other monks about the miracle of non-corruption.

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