 He took measures to build school in Moscow, which subscribed to the scientists from Kyiv.He cared about the improvement of the beauty of churches and church services, and participated at the dedication of the Church of Elijah the Prophet in Yaroslavl in 1650, and brought a gift of a new piece of the robe of the Lord Church.Joseph also introduced the so-called ""narechnoye" singing" ("наречное пение") instead of "".