Blessed Andrii Ischak

Also known as

• Andrew Ishchak
• Andreas Iscak
• Andrij Ishcak
• Andriy Ishchak

Memorial

• 26 June
• 27 June as one of the Martyrs Killed Under Communist Regimes in Eastern Europe

Profile

Greek Catholic. Studied at universities in Lviv, Ukraine, and Innsbruck, Austria. Doctor of theology in 1914, receiving his degree from the University of Innsbruck. Ordained in 1914. Teacher at the Lviv Theological Academy in 1928. Pastor of the Archeparchy of Lviv for the Ukrainians at Sykhiv. Martyred by retreating Soviet soldiers who passed through his village.

Born

• 20 September 1887 at Mykolayiv, Lviv District, Ukraine

Died

• murdered by Soviet soldiers on 26 June 1941 at Sykhiv, Ukraine

Venerated

• 24 April 2001 by Pope John Paul II (declaration of martyrdom)

Beatified

• 27 June 2001 by Pope John Paul II in Ukraine

Canonized

• if you have information relevant to the canonization of Blessed Andrew, contact
     Ukrain’ska Greko-Katolits’ka Tserkva
     pl. Sviatoho Yura 5
     L’viv 79000, UKRAINE
     - or -
     Chiesa S. Sofia Ucraina
     Via Boccea, 478
     00166 Roma, ITALY

Additional Information

• Hagiography Circle
• Kirken i Norge
• Wikipedia

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Andrii Ischak”. Saints.SQPN.com. 1 April 2010. Web. 18 June 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-andrii-ischak/>