Blessed Gomidas Keumurjian: Armenian Catholic Priest, Husband, Father and Martyr of Constantinople
Blessed Gomidas Keumurjian was a married Armenian priest of Constantinople who was executed in 1707. Read his life and what is documented and what is tradition.
Blessed Marian Skrzypczak: Polish Catholic Priest, Pastor of Plonkowo and Martyr of 1939
Blessed Marian Skrzypczak was a Polish priest killed on October 5, 1939, after he stayed with his parishioners. Read his life and what is documented and what is tradition.
Saint Athanasius of Brest: Orthodox Hegumen, Defender of the Faith and Martyr of 1648
Saint Athanasius of Brest was an Orthodox abbot who opposed the Union of Brest and was killed near Brest in 1648. Read his life and what is documented and what is tradition.
Blessed Mieczyslaw Bohatkiewicz: Polish Priest, Educator and Martyr of the Wartime Occupation
Blessed Mieczyslaw Bohatkiewicz was a Polish priest and teacher shot by German forces in 1942 and beatified in 1999 among the 108 Martyrs of World War II. Read his life and what is documented and what is tradition.
Blessed Eugene Bossilkov: Passionist Bishop of Nicopolis and Martyr of Communist Bulgaria
Blessed Eugene Bossilkov was a Passionist bishop of Nicopolis in Bulgaria, shot by the Communist regime in 1952 and beatified in 1998. Read his life and what is documented and what is tradition.