In Ternopil commemorated the'ive of Patriarch Josyf Slipyj
the Memory of Patriarch Josyf Slipyj was honored in Ternopil on February 16. Near the monument to Patriarch, Archbishop and Metropolitan of Ternopil-zborivs'kyi Vasyl Semeniuk held a service. Therefore, the authorities, public organizations and inhabitants of the region laid flowers to the monument to Josyf Slipyj. "The seventeenth of February this year marks the 125th anniversary of the birth of Patriarch Josyf Slipyj is a Confessor of the faith, the longtime Primate of our Church, a native of Ternopil. We gathered to pay tribute to the memory of this great man of the Church, a faithful servant of his people. When the persecution of the Church, he is not broke. 18 years in Siberian concentration camps, he was offered to become the Moscow Metropolitan in Kiev, but he his people, his faith is not betrayed. He was faithful to the end. Patriarch bequeathed to be myself, not be afraid of their faith, love their Church and the people. I believe that Joseph the Blind, praying for us, for Ukraine, for his prayers, the prayers of the martyrs, the Lord grant us peace, tranquility and well-being. Took part in the event was attended by the Chairman of regional state administration Stepan Barna. "The Holy memory of his Beatitude major Archbishop Joseph Blind was a witness to the events of nearly a century, he died in 92-m to year of life, but at the same time, he was the co-Creator of these events. His Beatitude cardinal Joseph Blind undeniable impact to the development of the Ukrainian Catholic Church and Ukrainian people just at the time when their existence was under the greatest threat, and thus became in their history," said Stepan Barna. Historical note His Beatitude Patriarch, Cardinal Joseph Blind, head of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church in the years 1944-1984, born in the village in the Ternopil region Envy 17 Feb 1892. He received his primary education in the national school of his native village. In 1911 he graduated from the Ternopil gymnasium. Theological Studio began in the Lviv Theological Seminary in the feast of the protection of 1911. And in early 1912 he continued his education in Innsbruck. In 1916 he defended his doctoral work. 30 Sep 1917 ordained priest. After hablitzia labor in Innsbruck and master courses at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, in 1922, he returned to Lviv and became Professor of dogma, and subsequently, in 1925, rector of the Lviv Theological Seminary and in 1928 the rector of the Lviv Theological Academy. Since 1930, becoming a full member of the scientific society. Shevchenko takes an active part in international conference and congresses. The author of the valuable theological and scientific works. In 1935 Krivoshein, archdeacon of the Metropolitan Chapter, was awarded Mcroy. In 1939, called the Exarch of Ukraine, receives Episcopal Ordination and was appointed successor to Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky. On 1 November 1944, after the death of servant of God Andrey Sheptytsky became Metropolitan of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church. On the night of 10th / 11th April 1945 he was arrested, taken to Kiev and there sentenced to imprisonment. After 18 years of findings and torture in Soviet prisons and labor camps of Siberia, January 27, 1963, released. February 9, 1963 the efforts of Pope John HHS left in the free world to Rome, where he began an active and fruitful activities in defense of the enslaved Ukrainian people before the world community. Unites Ukrainians around the world. Reviving Ukrainian religious, scientific and cultural institutions in areas inhabited by Ukrainians. A zealous supporter of the Patriarchal system for the Ukrainian Church. October 10, 1963 gave a speech at the second Vatican Council. December 8, 1963 proclaims the official opening in Rome the Ukrainian Catholic University. Clement Pope. 23 December 1963, called by Pope Paul VI, the Supreme Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church with the Patriarchal rights. January 25, 1965 delivered by Pope Paul VI to the dignity of a Cardinal. September 28, 1969, a solemn consecration of the Cathedral of St. Sophia in Rome, the spiritual Shrine of Ukrainians erected through the efforts of Patriarch Josyf Slipyj. September 7, 1984 in Rome, stopped beating heart of his Beatitude Patriarch and Cardinal Josyf Slipyj. 9 September 1992, the body of the Patriarch Joseph, according to the Will reburied in the crypt of Lviv Archikatedralna Cathedral. Jura. This was reported in the Ternopil regional state administrationÏåðåâåäåíî ñåðâèñîì "ßíäåêñ.Ïåðåâîä÷èê": translate.yandex.ru.
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