Blessed Josaphat Chichkov
Also known as
• Josaphat Siskov
• Rober Matej Siskov
Profile
Joined the Congregation of the Assumption at age 16 on 29 April 1900. Priest. Arrested by the Communist government in December 1951 for the anti-state offense of being a priest. Martyr.
Born
9 February 1884 at Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Died
shot 11.30pm on 11 November 1952 by a Bulgarian Communist firing squad
Beatified
26 May 2002 by Pope John Paul II at Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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