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Bld Roman was a Ukrainian Greek Catholic Priest. He graduated from the Lviv Theological Academy. He married, and was ordained Priest on 28 August 1941 by Bld Andrey (Sheptytsky). He was a Pastor in the Archeparchy of Lviv for the Ukrainians. Bld Roman was arrested for his faith on 9 September 1949 by the NKVD, and imprisoned on Lontskoho Street, Lviv. Noted for loudly singing Psalms while in prison; his keepers thought he’d lost his mind. He died in prison as a martyr.Born
14 August 1914 at Horodok, Lviv District, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austrian Empire
Died
Tortured and starved to death on 14 October 1949 in prison in Lviv, Ukrainian SSR.
Venerated
6 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)
Beatified
27 June 2001 by Pope John Paul II at Ukraine
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