Blessed Vasyl Velychkovsky: Redemptorist Bishop and Martyr of the Underground Church
Blessed Vasyl Velychkovsky was a Redemptorist priest and bishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. He survived a death sentence, years in Soviet camps and a second arrest, and he died in exile in Canada in 1973.
Blessed Nykyta Budka: First Ukrainian Catholic Bishop of Canada and Martyr
Blessed Nykyta Budka was the first Ukrainian Catholic bishop of Canada, later a prisoner of the Soviets, who died in Kazakhstan in 1949 and was beatified in 2001.
Blessed Hryhoriy Lakota: Bishop and Hieromartyr of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
Blessed Hryhoriy Lakota was a Ukrainian Greek Catholic bishop and scholar who refused Soviet pressure, died in the Abez labor camp in 1950, and was beatified in 2001.
Saint Astius of Durres: Bishop and Martyr of Dyrrachium, Known in Albania as Shen Asti
Saint Astius of Durres was an early bishop and martyr of Dyrrachium in Albania, honored as Shen Asti. Read what is documented about him and what is tradition.
Saint Eleutherius of Illyria: Bishop and Hieromartyr, Known in Albania as Shen Lefteri
Saint Eleutherius of Illyria is an ancient bishop and martyr honored in Albania as Shen Lefteri. Read what is documented about him and what is legend.
Saint Ephraim of Nea Makri: Orthodox Hieromartyr, Wonderworker and Monk of Mount Amomon
Saint Ephraim of Nea Makri is an Orthodox hieromartyr and wonderworker of Attica. Read his traditional life, the finding of his relics in 1950 and what history can confirm.
Saint Cyprian of Antioch: The Legendary Sorcerer Who Became a Christian Martyr Beside Saint Justina
A careful biography of Saint Cyprian of Antioch, the legendary sorcerer said to have repented through Saint Justina and died a martyr, with an honest look at the sources.
Saint Hermolaus of Nicomedia: The Priest and Martyr Who Taught Saint Panteleimon
A biography of Saint Hermolaus of Nicomedia, the priest and martyr traditionally honored as the teacher of Saint Panteleimon, with the documented persecution kept apart from the traditions about his life, his feast on July 26 and the relic at Calci.
Saint Charalambos: The Aged Priest-Martyr of Magnesia and Protector Against Plague
Saint Charalambos: the priest and martyr of Magnesia, what is documented and what is tradition, the priest or bishop question and why he is invoked against plague.