Blessed Simeon Lukach
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- Also known as
- Symeon Lukac
- Memorial
- 2 April
- Profile
- Greek Catholic.
Born to a farm family.
Entered the seminary in 1913; his studies were interruprted by World War I, but he graduated in 1919.
Ordained in 1919.
Taught moral theology at the seminary in Ivano-Franksivsk.
Believed to have been secretly ordained a bishop in April 1945; the secrecy was necessitated by Soviet persecution of the Church.
Arrested for his faith by Soviet secret police on 26 October 1949; held until 11 February 1955.
Worked as a covert priest after his release.
Imprisoned again in July 1962.
Contracted tuberculosis and died in prison; martyr.
- Born
- 7 July 1893 at Starunya, Ivano-Frankivsk District, Ukraine
- Died
- 22 August 1964 of tuberculosis
- Beatified
- 27 June 2001 by Pope John Paul II at Ukraine
- Canonized
- pending
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