March 25: Blessed Omeljan Kovc, Greek Catholic Martyr & Righteous Among The Nations

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Greek Catholic Martyr & Righteous Among The Nations

from www.vatican.va: “The Servant of God Fr Emilian Kovch was born on 20 August 1884, near Kosiv. In 1911, after graduating from the College of Sts Sergius and Bacchus in Rome, he was ordained to the priesthood. In the spring of 1943, he was arrested by the Gestapo for aiding Jews. On 25 March 1944 he was burned to death in the ovens of the Majdanek Nazi death camp. On 9 September 1999 he was honoured with the title “Righteous Ukrainian” by the Jewish Council of Ukraine.”

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2 Responses to “March 25: Blessed Omeljan Kovc, Greek Catholic Martyr & Righteous Among The Nations”

  1. Dr. Acula Says:
    March 27, 2008 at 5:38 pm

    Blessed Omeljan was a married priest in the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. His wife died well before he was martyred though.

  2. asimplesinner Says:
    March 27, 2008 at 6:07 pm

    So he was the one! You are right about that… I could not remember which of the priests it had been that was so far beatified… I think there are some others. I know of some others still whose cause is being put together…

    Thanks for that reminder DA!

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