Blessed Josaphat Chichkov
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- Also known as
-
Josaphat Siskov;
Rober Matej Siskov
- Memorial
- 11 November
- Profile
- Joined the Congregation of the Assumption at age 16 on 29 April 1900.
Priest.
Arrested by the Communist government in December 1951 for the anti-state offense of being a priest.
Martyred with
Blessed Eugene Bossilkov,
Blessed Pavel Djidjov, and
Blessed Kamen Vitchev.
- Born
- 9 February 1884 at Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- Died
- shot 11.30pm on 11 November 1952 by a Bulgarian Communist firing squad
- Beatified
- 26 May 2002 by Pope John Paul II at Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- Canonized
- pending
- Additional Information
-
L'Osservatore Romano
Homily at the beatification of Blessed Josaphat
