Unlike Sheptytsky, Khomyshyn believed that the UGCC should adopt a more westward orientation, further emphasizing the Uniate Church's relationship with Rome.[6] This meant introducing Latinized practicies such as the Gregorian calendar and a strict adherence to clerical celibacy, which were met with controversy in his eparchy.[7][8]
During the 1930s, Khomyshyn was responsible for organizing the Ukrainian Catholic People's Party, which briefly held seats in the Sejm and Senate.[7] He is noted as being one of only a handful of members of the Catholic hierarchy in interwar Poland to publicly oppose anti-Semitism; his tolerance towards Galician Jews likely owing to his own experience as part of Poland's Ukrainian minority.[9][10] As a result of his moderate approach to Ukrainian nationalism, he would be labeled a "sellout" by the OUN and was left fearing for his life.[8][11]
Khomyshyn was first arrested in 1939 by the NKVD. A critic of the Soviet system, having called the occupying forces "fierce beasts animated by ... the devil,"[12] he was arrested again in April 1945, and was then deported to Kyiv. In prison, he was tortured and advised to renounce the Union of Brest, which he refused to do.[13]
"At the Kyiv prison the interrogations were conducted by Interrogator Dubok. He was a horrible sadist. He investigated my case... This Dubok told me himself how he had killed the bishop: 'So you, Khomyshyn, spoke out against communism?' The bishop, as always, replied resolutely: 'I did and I will.' Did you fight against Soviet authority?' 'Yes, I did and I will!' Then Dubok became outraged and grabbed some books written by the bishop, which lay on the table in front of him, and started cruelly beating His Excellency with them, on his head and everywhere else." - From the testimony of Father Petro Heryliuk-Kupchynysky.[3]
References
^ ab"Biographies of twenty five Greek-Catholic Servants of God" at the website of the Vatican
^ abChurch of the Martyrs: The New Saints of Ukraine. Turiĭ, Oleh., Lʹvivsʹka bohoslovsʹka akademii︠a︡. Instytut istoriï T︠S︡erkvy., Lʹvivsʹka bohoslovsʹka akademii︠a︡. Lviv, Ukraine: St. John's Monastery, Pub. Division Svichado. 2004. p. 23. ISBN966-561-345-6. OCLC 55854194.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
^John F. Pollard. The Papacy in the Age of Totalitarianism, 1914-1958. Oxford University Press, 2014. pg 306
^Stéphanie Mahieu, Vlad Naumescu. Churches In-between: Greek Catholic Churches in Postsocialist Europe. LIT Verlag, 2008. pg 48
^ abIvan Katchanovski, Zenon E. Kohut, Bohdan Y. Nebesio, Myroslav Yurkevich. Historical Dictionary of Ukraine. Scarecrow Press, 2013. pg 263-264
^ abMyroslav Shkandrij. Ukrainian Nationalism: Politics, Ideology, and Literature, 1929-1956. Yale University Press, 2015. pg 31-32
^Joanna B. Michlic. Poland's Threatening Other: The Image of the Jew from 1880 to the Present. University of Nebraska Press, 2006. pg 77-78
^Ronald Modras. The Catholic Church and Antisemitism: Poland, 1933-1939. Routledge, 2005. pg 360-361
^Matthew Feldman, Marius Turda, Tudor Georgescu. Clerical Fascism in Interwar Europe. Routledge, 2013. pg 66-68
^Pierre Blet. Pius XII and the Second World War: According to the Archives of the Vatican. Paulist Press, 1999. pg 76-77
^Willem Adriaan Veenhoven, Winifred Crum Ewing, Stichting Plurale Samenlevingen. Case studies on human rights and fundamental freedoms: a world survey. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1975. pg 477
hryhoriy, khomyshyn, also, hryhorij, khomyshyn, ukrainian, Григорій, Лукич, Хомишин, polish, grzegorz, chomyszyn, ukrainian, greek, catholic, bishop, hieromartyr, blessed, born25, march, 1867hadynkivtsi, husiatyn, kingdom, galicia, lodomeria, austrian, empired. Hryhoriy Khomyshyn also Hryhorij Khomyshyn Ukrainian Grigorij Lukich Homishin Polish Grzegorz Chomyszyn was a Ukrainian Greek Catholic bishop and hieromartyr Blessed Hryhoriy KhomyshynBorn25 March 1867Hadynkivtsi Husiatyn Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria Austrian EmpireDied17 January 1947 1947 01 17 aged 79 Lukyanivska PrisonKyiv Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Soviet UnionVenerated inRoman Catholic Church Ukrainian Catholic ChurchBeatified27 June 2001 Lviv Ukraine by Pope John Paul IIFeastDecember 28Khomyshyn was born on 25 March 1867 in the village of Hadynkivtsi eastern Galicia in what is now Ternopil Oblast 1 He graduated from Lviv seminary and was ordained a priest on 18 November 1893 2 3 He continued to study theology at the University of Vienna from 1894 to 1899 and in 1902 Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky appointed Khomyshyn the rector of the Greek Catholic Theological Seminary in Lviv 1 In 1904 he was consecrated as the bishop for Stanyslaviv now Ivano Frankivsk at St George s Cathedral taking the episcopal motto Pod tvoyu milost Church Slavonic for Beneath thy mercy Throughout his tenure spanning over four decades he was considered the second most powerful figure in the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church 4 5 Unlike Sheptytsky Khomyshyn believed that the UGCC should adopt a more westward orientation further emphasizing the Uniate Church s relationship with Rome 6 This meant introducing Latinized practicies such as the Gregorian calendar and a strict adherence to clerical celibacy which were met with controversy in his eparchy 7 8 During the 1930s Khomyshyn was responsible for organizing the Ukrainian Catholic People s Party which briefly held seats in the Sejm and Senate 7 He is noted as being one of only a handful of members of the Catholic hierarchy in interwar Poland to publicly oppose anti Semitism his tolerance towards Galician Jews likely owing to his own experience as part of Poland s Ukrainian minority 9 10 As a result of his moderate approach to Ukrainian nationalism he would be labeled a sellout by the OUN and was left fearing for his life 8 11 Khomyshyn was first arrested in 1939 by the NKVD A critic of the Soviet system having called the occupying forces fierce beasts animated by the devil 12 he was arrested again in April 1945 and was then deported to Kyiv In prison he was tortured and advised to renounce the Union of Brest which he refused to do 13 Khomyshyn died in the Lukyanivska Prison hospital in Kyiv on 17 January 1947 He was beatified by Pope John Paul II on 27 June 2001 as one of Mykolai Charnets kyi and the 24 companion martyrs 2 The sesquicentennial of his birth in 2017 was marked by celebrations in both Ukraine and Poland along with examinations of the bishop s social impact in academic circles Quote Edit At the Kyiv prison the interrogations were conducted by Interrogator Dubok He was a horrible sadist He investigated my case This Dubok told me himself how he had killed the bishop So you Khomyshyn spoke out against communism The bishop as always replied resolutely I did and I will Did you fight against Soviet authority Yes I did and I will Then Dubok became outraged and grabbed some books written by the bishop which lay on the table in front of him and started cruelly beating His Excellency with them on his head and everywhere else From the testimony of Father Petro Heryliuk Kupchynysky 3 References Edit a b Biographies of twenty five Greek Catholic Servants of God at the website of the Vatican a b Beatification of the Servants of God on June 27 2001 at the website of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church a b Church of the Martyrs The New Saints of Ukraine Turiĭ Oleh Lʹvivsʹka bohoslovsʹka akademii a Instytut istorii T S erkvy Lʹvivsʹka bohoslovsʹka akademii a Lviv Ukraine St John s Monastery Pub Division Svichado 2004 p 23 ISBN 966 561 345 6 OCLC 55854194 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint others link The Structure of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church at the Ukrainian Catholic University s Institute of Church History website John F Pollard The Papacy in the Age of Totalitarianism 1914 1958 Oxford University Press 2014 pg 306 Stephanie Mahieu Vlad Naumescu Churches In between Greek Catholic Churches in Postsocialist Europe LIT Verlag 2008 pg 48 a b Ivan Katchanovski Zenon E Kohut Bohdan Y Nebesio Myroslav Yurkevich Historical Dictionary of Ukraine Scarecrow Press 2013 pg 263 264 a b Myroslav Shkandrij Ukrainian Nationalism Politics Ideology and Literature 1929 1956 Yale University Press 2015 pg 31 32 Joanna B Michlic Poland s Threatening Other The Image of the Jew from 1880 to the Present University of Nebraska Press 2006 pg 77 78 Ronald Modras The Catholic Church and Antisemitism Poland 1933 1939 Routledge 2005 pg 360 361 Matthew Feldman Marius Turda Tudor Georgescu Clerical Fascism in Interwar Europe Routledge 2013 pg 66 68 Pierre Blet Pius XII and the Second World War According to the Archives of the Vatican Paulist Press 1999 pg 76 77 Willem Adriaan Veenhoven Winifred Crum Ewing Stichting Plurale Samenlevingen Case studies on human rights and fundamental freedoms a world survey Martinus Nijhoff Publishers 1975 pg 477External links EditBlessed Hryhory Khomyshyn at CatholicSaints info Bishop Bl Grigorij Chomyszyn Khomyshyn at Catholic Hierarchy org Bl Gregory Chomyshyn in Polish Story of faith of secrecy of death and life 2001 article in the Baltimore SunCatholic Church titlesPreceded byAndrey Sheptytsky Eparch of Stanislaviv1904 1947 Succeeded byIvan Slezyuk Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hryhoriy Khomyshyn amp oldid 1123117964, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
