Blessed Andrew Ishchak
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- Also known as
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Andrij Ishcak
Andreas Iscak
- Memorial
- 2 April
- Profile
- Greek Catholic.
Studied at universities in Lviv 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
- Name Meaning
- strong, manly (Andrew)
- Venerated
- 24 April 2001 by Pope John Paul II
- Beatified
- 27 June 2001 by Pope John Paul II in Ukraine
- Canonized
- pending;
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
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