Blessed Gregor Khomyshyn
Blessed Gregor Khomyshyn (born March 25, 1867 AD in Hadynkivtsi, Galicia, Austrian Empire [present-day Ukraine]; died January 17, 1947 AD in Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union [present-day Ukraine]) was a Ukrainian Greek Catholic bishop who served as Bishop of Stanyslaviv (Ivano-Frankivsk) from 1904 until his arrest by the Soviet NKVD in 1945. He died in Soviet imprisonment. He was beatified by Pope John Paul II on June 27, 2001, in Lviv, Ukraine. His feast day is June 26.
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| Blessed Gregor Khomyshyn | |
|---|---|
| Feast Day | June 26 |
| Profession | Ukrainian Greek Catholic bishop; born Hadynkivtsi Galicia March 25 1867; Bishop of Stanyslaviv (Ivano-Frankivsk) 1904-1945; arrested by Soviet NKVD June 2 1945; died in Soviet custody Kyiv January 17 1947; beatified JPII Lviv June 27 2001; feast June 26 |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church (Byzantine/Greek rite); Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC); 20th-century Ukrainian Catholic martyrs; Soviet anti-religious persecution; Galicia |
| Patronage | Ukraine; Ukrainian Catholics; bishops persecuted by atheist states; prisoners; western Ukraine (Ivano-Frankivsk region); Galicia |
| Attributes | Ukrainian Greek Catholic episcopal vestments; mitre and crozier; June 26 feast; Stanyslaviv/Ivano-Frankivsk setting; prison imagery (Soviet martyrdom); Ukrainian cross |
| Birthplace | Hadynkivtsi, Galicia, Austrian Empire (present-day Ukraine) |
| Death Place | Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (present-day Ukraine) |
| Cause of Death | Martyrdom by imprisonment; died January 17, 1947, in Kyiv, Ukraine, while imprisoned by the Soviet NKVD; Blessed Gregor Khomyshyn (Ukrainian: Блаженний Григорій Хомишин) served as Greek Catholic Bishop of Stanyslaviv (Ivano-Frankivsk) 1904-1945; he was arrested by the Soviet NKVD on June 2, 1945, after the Red Army occupation of western Ukraine; he was accused of collaboration with the Nazis and taken to Kyiv; he died in NKVD custody in Kyiv on January 17, 1947; beatified JPII Lviv June 27 2001; feast June 26 |
| Primary Shrine | Ivano-Frankivsk (Stanyslaviv), Ukraine; June 26 feast; beatified JPII Lviv June 27 2001 |
| Liturgical Class | Not in universal Roman calendar; June 26 feast in the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church |
| Historic Class | Not in 1962 calendar |
Biography
Gregor Khomyshyn was born March 25, 1867, in Hadynkivtsi, Galicia (in the Austrian Empire, present-day Ukraine). He was ordained a bishop and appointed to Stanyslaviv (now Ivano-Frankivsk) in 1904, serving there for over four decades through World War I, the Soviet-Ukrainian wars, Polish rule, Soviet and Nazi occupations, and World War II.
He was arrested by the Soviet NKVD on June 2, 1945, accused of collaboration with the Nazis, and taken to Kyiv. He died in Soviet custody on January 17, 1947, in Kyiv.
He was beatified by Pope John Paul II on June 27, 2001, in Lviv, Ukraine. His feast day is June 26.
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Birth location: Hadynkivtsi, Galicia, Austrian Empire (present-day Ukraine)
Death location: Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (present-day Ukraine)
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Blessed Gregor Khomyshyn (1867–1947) was a Ukrainian Greek Catholic bishop of Stanyslaviv who served his people through catastrophic political upheavals and died in Soviet imprisonment on January 17, 1947; beatified John Paul II in Lviv June 27, 2001. Feast June 26.
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