Blessed Hryhorii Lakota
Also known as
Gregor, Gregory, Hryhorij, Hryhory
Additional Memorial
27 June as one of the Martyrs Killed Under Communist Regimes in Eastern Europe
Profile
Greek Catholic. Studied theology at Lviv, Ukraine. Ordained in 1908 at Przemysl (in modern Poland). Doctor of theology at Vienna, Austria in 1911. Professor at the Ukrainian seminary at Przemysl in 1913. Rector of the seminary. Auxiliary bishop of Przemysl, Poland on 16 May 1926. Arrested for his faith on 9 June 1946; sentenced to ten years at Vorkuta, Russia. Died in prison. One of the Martyrs Killed Under Communist Regimes in Eastern Europe.
Born
31 January 1883 at Holodivka, Lviv District, Ukraine
Died
12 November 1950 at Abez, Vorkuta, Russia
Beatified
27 June 2001 by Pope John Paul II in Ukraine
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