In April 1945 Khomyshyn consecrated him to the Episcopate as his coadjutor with the right of succession as a precaution in case Khomyshyn should be arrested.[2] However, shortly thereafter on 2 June 1945, Slezyuk was arrested and deported for ten years to the labour camps in Vorkuta. In 1950 he was transferred to the labour camps in Mordovia. After his release on 15 November 1954, he returned to Stanislaviv. In 1962, he was arrested for the second time and imprisoned for five years in a camp of strict regimen. After his release on 30 November 1968, he had to often go to the KGB for regular "talks." The last visit was two weeks before his death.[2]
“As the deceased himself said, they locked him in a separate isolated area, and no one visited him. He stayed there for two hours. Then they told him: ‘You’re free to go.’ It was difficult for him to walk because, as he himself said, after this he felt dizzy, as if he had a fever, his skin was burning. The Sisters of St. Vincent, who helped him out, also said that the bishop returned from this ‘conversation’ with a very red face, he felt exhausted, stayed in bed and died two weeks later. There was and still is a suspicion that the KGB used radiation to get rid of one more Uniate bishop.” – From the testimony of Bishop Sofron Dmyterko.[3][4]
References
^Blazejowsky, Dmytro (1990). Hierarchy of the Kyivan Church (861-1990). Rome. p. 323.
^ abBiographies of twenty five Greek-Catholic Servants of God at the website of the Vatican
^Church of the Martyrs: The New Saints of Ukraine. Publishing Division Svichado. 2004. ISBN9665613456.
^"Unbroken "Conversationalist"". The New Martyrs of the Ukrainian Greco-Catholic Church. Saskatoon: Saints Peter & Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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ivan, slezyuk, ukrainian, Іван, Слезюк, january, 1896, december, 1973, ukrainian, greek, catholic, bishop, hieromartyr, blessed, born14, january, 1896zhyvachiv, kingdom, galicia, lodomeria, austrian, hungarian, empiredied2, december, 1973, 1973, aged, ivano, f. Ivan Slezyuk Ukrainian Ivan Slezyuk 14 January 1896 2 December 1973 was a Ukrainian Greek Catholic bishop and hieromartyr Blessed Ivan SlezyukBorn14 January 1896Zhyvachiv Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria Austrian Hungarian EmpireDied2 December 1973 1973 12 02 aged 77 Ivano Frankivsk Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Soviet UnionVenerated inRoman Catholic Church Ukrainian Catholic ChurchBeatified27 June 2001 Lviv Ukraine by Pope John Paul IIFeastJune 28Life EditBorn on 14 January 1896 in the village of Zhyvachiv Austrian Hungarian Empire now in Ivano Frankivsk Oblast Ukraine After graduating from the seminary in 1923 he was ordained a priest on 1923 by Bishop Hryhoriy Khomyshyn 1 In April 1945 Khomyshyn consecrated him to the Episcopate as his coadjutor with the right of succession as a precaution in case Khomyshyn should be arrested 2 However shortly thereafter on 2 June 1945 Slezyuk was arrested and deported for ten years to the labour camps in Vorkuta In 1950 he was transferred to the labour camps in Mordovia After his release on 15 November 1954 he returned to Stanislaviv In 1962 he was arrested for the second time and imprisoned for five years in a camp of strict regimen After his release on 30 November 1968 he had to often go to the KGB for regular talks The last visit was two weeks before his death 2 He died on 2 December 1973 in Ivano Frankivsk Testimony of Bishop Sofron Dmyterko Edit As the deceased himself said they locked him in a separate isolated area and no one visited him He stayed there for two hours Then they told him You re free to go It was difficult for him to walk because as he himself said after this he felt dizzy as if he had a fever his skin was burning The Sisters of St Vincent who helped him out also said that the bishop returned from this conversation with a very red face he felt exhausted stayed in bed and died two weeks later There was and still is a suspicion that the KGB used radiation to get rid of one more Uniate bishop From the testimony of Bishop Sofron Dmyterko 3 4 References Edit Blazejowsky Dmytro 1990 Hierarchy of the Kyivan Church 861 1990 Rome p 323 a b Biographies of twenty five Greek Catholic Servants of God at the website of the Vatican Church of the Martyrs The New Saints of Ukraine Publishing Division Svichado 2004 ISBN 9665613456 Unbroken Conversationalist The New Martyrs of the Ukrainian Greco Catholic Church Saskatoon Saints Peter amp Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link This biographical article about a Ukrainian religious figure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a Ukrainian Greek Catholic bishop is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ivan Slezyuk amp oldid 1112244014, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
