Blessed Vitaliy Bayrak

Also known as

• Vitalii Bairak
• Vitalij Bajrak
• Volodomyr Bairak

Memorial

• 21 April

Profile

Greek Catholic. Joined the Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat monastery on 4 September 1924. Ordained on 13 August 1933. Prior of Drohobych in 1941. Arrested for his faith on 17 September 1945 by the NKVD. On 13 November 1945 his property was confiscated, and he was sentenced to eight years in a forced labour camp. Died in prison; martyr.

Born

• 24 February 1907 at Shvaikivtsy, Ternopil’s’ka oblast’, Ukraine

Died

• beaten to death on 21 April in 1946 in prison at Drohobych, L’vivs’ka oblast’, Ukraine

Venerated

• 24 April 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 Vitaliy, contact
     Ukrain’ska Greko-Katolits’ka Tserkva
     pl. Sviatoho Yura 5
     L’viv 79000, UKRAINE

Additional Information

• Hagiography Circle

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Vitaliy Bayrak”. Saints.SQPN.com. 21 April 2012. Web. 26 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-vitaliy-bayrak/>