On release in 1955, he went back to Lviv, and was ordained a bishop in 1963. In 1969, he was imprisoned again for three years for his religious activities.[1] Released in 1972, he was exiled outside the USSR. He died of his injuries from prison in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada on June 30, 1973, aged 70.[3]
Thirty years after his death, Vasyl Velychkovsky's body was found to be almost incorrupt (his toes had fallen off and were subsequently divided to be used as holy relics).[3]Beatified in 2001, the intact remains of Vasyl Velychkovsky are enshrined at St. Joseph's Ukrainian Catholic Church in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Today, his shrine is located at 250 Jefferson Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba.[4]
Referencesedit
^ ab"Beatification of the Servants of God on June 27, 2001" November 29, 2014, at the Wayback Machine accessed 17 October 2011
^ ab. Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
^Bishop Velychkovsky Martyr's Shrine - Official Site
External linksedit
Biography of Blessed Vasyl on CSSR Official Website 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine
December 15, 2023
vasyl, velychkovsky, vasyl, vsevolod, velychkovsky, ukrainian, Василь, Володимирович, Величковський, june, 1903, june, 1973, ukrainian, priest, later, bishop, ukrainian, greek, catholic, church, eastern, catholic, churches, communion, with, rome, martyr, catho. Vasyl Vsevolod Velychkovsky Ukrainian Vasil Volodimirovich Velichkovskij June 1 1903 June 30 1973 was a Ukrainian priest and later bishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church one of the Eastern Catholic Churches in communion with Rome He is a martyr of the Catholic Church dying in 1973 of his injuries sustained while imprisoned by the Soviet Union for his Christian faith BlessedVasyl Vsevolod VelychkovskyCSsRBlessed Vasyl in his normal clothes panagia Redemptorist habit and rosaryBlessed MartyrBorn 1903 06 01 June 1 1903Stanislaviv Austria Hungary now Ivano Frankivsk Ukraine DiedJune 30 1973 1973 06 30 aged 70 Winnipeg Manitoba CanadaVenerated inRoman Catholic ChurchUkrainian Greek Catholic ChurchBeatified27 June 2001 Lviv Hippodrome Ukraine by Pope John Paul IIMajor shrineSt Joseph s Ukrainian Catholic Church Winnipeg Manitoba CanadaFeast27 June with Nicholas Charnetsky and 24 CompanionsAttributesincorruptibilityVelychkovsky was born in Stanislaviv in then Austria Hungary In 1920 he entered the seminary in Lviv then in Poland In 1925 he took his first religious vows in the village of Holosko near Lviv in the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer better known as the Redemptorists and was ordained a priest As a priest monk Vasyl Velychkovsky taught and preached in Volyn a Ukrainian majority province in interwar Poland In 1942 he became abbot of the monastery in German occupied Ternopil Because of religious persecution by the Communist Soviet Union he was arrested in 1945 by the NKVD and sent to Kiev The punishment of death was commuted to 10 years of hard labor 1 2 On release in 1955 he went back to Lviv and was ordained a bishop in 1963 In 1969 he was imprisoned again for three years for his religious activities 1 Released in 1972 he was exiled outside the USSR He died of his injuries from prison in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada on June 30 1973 aged 70 3 Thirty years after his death Vasyl Velychkovsky s body was found to be almost incorrupt his toes had fallen off and were subsequently divided to be used as holy relics 3 Beatified in 2001 the intact remains of Vasyl Velychkovsky are enshrined at St Joseph s Ukrainian Catholic Church in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada Today his shrine is located at 250 Jefferson Avenue Winnipeg Manitoba 4 References edit a b Beatification of the Servants of God on June 27 2001 Archived November 29 2014 at the Wayback Machine accessed 17 October 2011 Catholic Online Bl Vasyl Velychkovsky 1903 1973 a b Blessed VASYL VELYCHKOVSKY C Ss R Bishop and Martyr Archived from the original on 2011 10 05 Retrieved 2011 10 17 Bishop Velychkovsky Martyr s Shrine Official SiteExternal links editBiography of Blessed Vasyl on CSSR Official Website Archived 2014 04 07 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vasyl Velychkovsky amp oldid 1189317177, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
