Blessed Klymentii Sheptytskyi

Also known as

• Clement Sheptytsky
• Clemente Šeptyckyj
• Klymentij Sheptyckyj

Memorial

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

Profile

Greek Catholic. Younger brother of the Servant of God Metropolitan Roman Oleksandr Maria Sheptytskyi. Klymentii entered the monastery of Saint Theodore the Studite in 1911 at age 42. He studied theology at Innsbruck, Austria. Ordained on 28 August 1915. Prior of the Studite monastery at Univ. Abbot in 1944. During World War II, he gave refuge to persecuted Jews. Arrested for his faith on 5 June 1947 by the NKVD; sentenced to eight years in the forced labour camps. He died in prison, a martyr.

Born

• 17 November 1869 at Prylbychi, Lviv District, Ukraine

Died

• 1 May 1951 in the prison at Volodymyr-Volynskyi, Ukraine

Venerated

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

Beatified

• 27 June 2001 by Pope John Paul II in Ukraine

Canonized

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Additional Information

• Hagiography Circle
• Institute of Saint Clement I Pope and Martyr

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Klymentii Sheptytskyi“. Saints.SQPN.com. 30 April 2013. Web. 21 May 2013. <>