Blessed Roman Lysko

Memorial

• 14 October
• 2 April as one of the Martyrs Killed Communist Regimes in Eastern Europe

Profile

Greek Catholic. Graduated from the Lviv Theological Academy. Married. Ordained on 28 August 1941. Pastor of the Archeparchy of Lviv for the Ukrainians. Arrested for his faith on 9 September 1949 by the NKVD; imprisoned on Lontskoho Street, Lviv. Noted for loudly singing Psalms while in prison; his keepers thought he’d lost his mind. Died in prison; martyr.

Born

• 14 August 1914 at Horodok, Lviv District, Ukraine

Died

• tortured and starved to death on 14 October 1949 in prison at Lviv, Ukraine

Venerated

• 6 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

• 27 June 2001 by Pope John Paul II at Ukraine

Canonized

• if you have information relevant to the canonization of Blessed Roman, contact
     Chiesa S. Sofia Ucraina
     Via Boccea, 478
     00166 Roma, ITALY

Additional Information

• Hagiography Circle
• Kirken i Norge
• Vatican
• Wikipedia

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Roman Lysko”. Saints.SQPN.com. 14 October 2010. Web. 19 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-roman-lysko/>