Blessed Bartholomew Osypiuk
Blessed Bartholomew Osypiuk (born 1840 AD in Pratulin, Podlachia, Poland; died January 24, 1874 AD in Pratulin, Podlachia, Poland) was a Polish Greek Catholic (Uniate) layman martyred by Russian Tsarist forces for defending his Greek Catholic faith. He was one of the 13 Martyrs of Pratulin — a group of Greek Catholic laymen killed by Tsarist Russian soldiers on January 24, 1874, when they defended their church from being forcibly handed over to the Russian Orthodox Church. He was beatified by Pope John Paul II in Warsaw on June 6, 1996. His feast day is January 23.
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| Blessed Bartholomew Osypiuk | |
|---|---|
| Feast Day | January 23 |
| Profession | Polish Greek Catholic layman; farmer; martyr for the Greek Catholic faith; defender of his parish church |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church; Greek Catholic (Uniate) Church; Byzantine Catholic tradition; Polish-Belarusian Greek Catholic Church; Martyrs of Pratulin |
| Patronage | Pratulin; Podlachia; Greek Catholics; those persecuted for their religious identity; defenders of churches; Poland-Belarus Greek Catholic tradition |
| Attributes | Plain Polish peasant clothing; palm frond of martyrdom; a cross; the Greek Catholic church of Pratulin; Bug river (the borderland of his world) |
| Birthplace | Pratulin, Podlachia, Congress Poland (now Poland) |
| Death Place | Pratulin, Podlachia, Poland |
| Cause of Death | Martyrdom; killed January 24, 1874, at Pratulin in the Podlachia region of Congress Poland (then under Russian imperial rule); Tsarist Russian authorities had been systematically attempting to liquidate the Greek Catholic (Uniate) Church in the Russian-controlled areas of Poland and Ukraine, forcing parishes to convert to Russian Orthodoxy; when soldiers arrived at the Uniate church of Pratulin to transfer it to the Orthodox Church, the parishioners gathered to defend it; the soldiers opened fire on the unarmed crowd, killing 13 men including Bartholomew Osypiuk; these 13 are venerated as the Martyrs of Pratulin; Pope John Paul II beatified them in Warsaw on June 6, 1996 |
| Primary Shrine | Church of Pratulin, Biała Podlaska, Poland — the site of his martyrdom; January 23 feast; Polish-Belarusian Greek Catholic pilgrimage |
| Liturgical Class | Not in universal Roman calendar; January 23 feast in Poland, Belarus, and in the Greek Catholic tradition |
| Historic Class | Not in 1962 calendar |
Biography
Bartholomew Osypiuk was born in 1840 in Pratulin, a Greek Catholic village in the Podlachia region of Congress Poland (then under Russian imperial rule). He was a layman — a farmer and member of the local Greek Catholic parish.
When the Tsarist authorities came on January 24, 1874, to forcibly transfer the Pratulin church to the Russian Orthodox Church, the parishioners assembled to defend their church. The soldiers opened fire on the unarmed crowd, killing 13 men — including Bartholomew Osypiuk.
He was beatified by Pope John Paul II in Warsaw on June 6, 1996, as one of the 13 Martyrs of Pratulin.
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Birth location: Pratulin, Podlachia, Congress Poland (now Poland)
Death location: Pratulin, Podlachia, Poland
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- Church of Pratulin, Biała Podlaska county, Poland — the site of the martyrdom; January 23 feast; Polish-Belarusian Greek Catholic pilgrimage.
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Blessed Bartholomew Osypiuk (1840–1874) was a Polish Greek Catholic layman of Pratulin who was shot dead by Russian Tsarist soldiers on January 24, 1874, when he joined his fellow parishioners in defending their church from forced transfer to the Russian Orthodox Church — one of the 13 Martyrs of Pratulin. Beatified John Paul II, Warsaw, 1996. Feast January 23.
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