Bienheureux Grégoire Chomyshyn
Évêque
de Stanislaviv et martyr (✝ 1945)
Né le 25 Mars 1867
à Hadynkivtsi dans la région de Ternopil, après ses études de séminariste, il
est ordonné prêtre le 18 Novembre 1893. Sa formation théologique est enrichie
par des études à Vienne, de 1894 à 1899. En 1902, le métropolite Andriy
Sheptytsky nomme le P. Grégoire comme recteur du grand séminaire de Lviv. Il
est ensuite ordonné évêque pour Stanislaviv (aujourd'hui Ivano-Frankivsk) dans
la cathédrale Saint-Georges en 1904. En 1939, il est arrêté pour la première
fois par le NKVD (KGB). Après une deuxième arrestation, il est déporté à Kiev.
Il y meurt dans la prison du NKVD, le 17 Janvier 1945.
Hryhorij Khomyšyn a été béatifié le 27 juin 2001 avec Mykola
Čarneckyj et 24 compagnons par Jean-Paul II à Lviv en Ukraine lors
de son voyage apostolique.
À Kiev en Ukraine, l’an 1945, le bienheureux Grégoire Chomyshyn,
évêque de Stanislaviv et martyr. Arrêté sous le régime soviétique athée, en
raison de sa fidélité à la communion avec l’Église romaine, il mourut en
prison.
Martyrologe
romain
SOURCE : http://nominis.cef.fr/contenus/saint/11282/Bienheureux-Gregoire-Chomyshyn.html
Un évêque gréco-catholique ukrainien dans la tourmente
Le martyre de Mgr Grégory Khomysyn
Le martyrologe romain fait aujourd’hui mémoire du bienheureux
Grégory Khomysyn, évêque gréco-catholique ukrainien et martyr (1867-1947).
Il fait partie des vingt-sept bienheureux de l’Eglise gréco-catholique
béatifiés par Jean-Paul II, lors de son premier voyage en Ukraine, en juin
2001.
C’était la première fois que des causes de béatifications de serviteurs de
Dieu de l’Eglise gréco-catholique ukrainienne pouvaient menées d’un bout à
l’autre par des membres de cette même Eglise.
Grégory Khomysyn était né dans le village de Hadynkivtsi, dans le district
de Ternopil. Après son ordination sacerdotale, il alla compléter sa formation
théologique à Vienne (1894-1899). En 1902, le Métropolite André Sheptytsky le
nomma recteur du grand séminaire de Lviv.
En 1904, il devint évêque de Stanislaviv (Ivano-Frankivsk). En 1939, il fut
arrêté une première fois par les services secrets soviétiques (NKVD à
l’époque). Une seconde arrestation, en avril 1945, fut suivie d’une déportation
à Kiev. C’est là qu’il mourut, dans la prison du NKVD, le 17 janvier 1947.
SOURCE : https://fr.zenit.org/articles/un-eveque-greco-catholique-ukrainien-dans-la-tourmente/
The Servant of God Bishop Hryhory Khomyshyn
was born on 25 March 1867 in the village of Hadynkivtsi, Ternopil District.
After graduating from the seminary he was ordained to the priesthood on 18
November 1893. His theological education was enriched during further studies in
Vienna from 1894-1899. In 1902, Metropolitan Andriy Sheptytsky appointed Fr
Gregory as Rector of the seminary in Lviv. Fr Gregory was ordained bishop for
Stanislaviv (now Ivano-Frankivsk) in St George Cathedral in 1904. In 1939, he
was arrested for the first time by the NKVD (KGB). His second arrest was in
April 1945, after which he was deported to Kyiv. He died in
Kyiv's NKVD prison on 17 January 1947.
Blessed Hryhorii Khomyshyn
2 April 2010,
7:13 pm
Also known as
- Gregor Khomysyn
- Gregory Chomyshyn
- Gregory Khomyshyn
- Grzegorz Chomyszyn
- Hryhorij Khomyshyn
- Hryhorij Khomysyn
- Hryhory Khomyshyn
- Hryhory Khomysyn
- 28
December
- 17
January on some calendars
- 27 June
as one of the Martyrs Killed Under Communist Regimes in Eastern Europe
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Greek Catholic. Ordained
on 18
November 1893.
Studied theology at Vienna, Austria
from 1894 to 1899.
Rector
of the seminary in Lviv, Ukraine
in 1902. Bishop
of Stanislaviv (modern Ivano-Frankivsk), Ukraine
on 6 May
1904.
Arrested for his faith
in 1939 by the NKVD. Arrested again in April 1945;
deported to Kiev, Ukraine.
Died in prison.
One of the Martyrs Killed Under Communist Regimes in Eastern Europe.
Born
- 17
January 1947 in NKVD prison in Kiev, Ukraine
- 24
April 2001 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)
- 27
June 2001 by Pope John Paul II in Ukraine
The Blessed Hryhoriy Khomyshyn (also Hryhorij Khomyshyn, Ukrainian:
Григорій Лукич Хомишин, Polish:
Grzegorz Chomyszyn) was a Ukrainian Greek Catholic bishop and hieromartyr.
Khomyshyn was born on 25 March
1867 in the village of Hadynkivtsi, eastern Galicia, in what is now Ternopil Oblast.[1] He graduated from the seminary and was ordained a priest on 18 November 1893.[2] He continued to study theology at the University
of Vienna from 1894 to 1899, and in 1902, Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky appointed Khomyshyn
the rector of the Greek Catholic
Theological Seminary in Lviv.[1] In 1904, he was consecrated as the bishop for Stanyslaviv (now Ivano-Frankivsk) at St. George's Cathedral. Throughout his tenure, spanning
over four decades, he was considered the second most powerful figure in the
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.[3] [4]
Unlike Sheptytsky, Khomyshyn
believed that the UGCC should adopt a more westward orientation, further
emphasizing the Uniate Church's relationship with Rome.[5] This meant introducing Latinized practicies such as
the Gregorian calendar and a strict
adherence to clerical celibacy, which were met with controversy in his eparchy.[6] [7]
During the 1930s, Khomyshyn was
responsible for organizing the Ukrainian Catholic People's Party, which briefly held seats in the
Sejm and Senate.[6] He is noted as being one of only
a handful of members of the Catholic hierarchy in interwar Poland to publicly oppose anti-Semitism; his tolerance towards
Galician Jews likely owing to his
own experience as part of Poland's Ukrainian minority.[8] [9] As a result of his moderate approach to Ukrainian
nationalism, he would be labeled a "sellout" by the OUN and was left fearing
for his life.[7] [10]
Khomyshyn was first arrested in
1939 by the NKVD. A critic of the
Soviet system, having called the occupying forces "fierce beasts animated
by the devil,"[11] he was arrested
again in April 1945, and was then deported to Kiev. In prison, he was
tortured and advised to renounce the Union of Brest, which he refused to
do.[12]
He died in the Lukyanivska Prison hospital in Kiev on
17 January 1947. He was beatified by Pope John Paul II on 27 June 2001, as
one of Mykolai Charnets'kyi and the 24 companion
martyrs.[2]
References
2.
"Beatification of the Servants
of God on June 27, 2001" at the website of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
3.
"The Structure of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church" at the Ukrainian Catholic University's Institute of Church History website
4. John F. Pollard. The
Papacy in the Age of Totalitarianism, 1914-1958. Oxford University Press, 2014. pg 306
5. Stéphanie Mahieu, Vlad
Naumescu. Churches
In-between: Greek Catholic Churches in Postsocialist Europe. LIT Verlag, 2008. pg 48
6. Ivan Katchanovski, Zenon E. Kohut, Bohdan Y.
Nebesio, Myroslav Yurkevich. Historical Dictionary of Ukraine. Scarecrow Press,
2013. pg 263-264
7. Myroslav Shkandrij. Ukrainian
Nationalism: Politics, Ideology, and Literature, 1929-1956. Yale University Press, 2015. pg 31-32
8. Joanna B. Michlic. Poland's
Threatening Other: The Image of the Jew from 1880 to the Present. University of Nebraska Press, 2006. pg 77-78
9. Ronald Modras. The
Catholic Church and Antisemitism: Poland, 1933-1939. Routledge, 2005. pg 360-361
10. Matthew Feldman, Marius
Turda, Tudor Georgescu. Clerical Fascism in Interwar Europe. Routledge,
2013. pg 66-68
11. Pierre Blet. Pius
XII and the Second World War: According to the Archives of the Vatican. Paulist Press, 1999. pg 76-77
12. Willem Adriaan Veenhoven,
Winifred Crum Ewing, Stichting Plurale Samenlevingen. Case
studies on human rights and fundamental freedoms: a world survey. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1976. pg 477
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Preceded byAndrey Sheptytsky
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Eparch of
Stanislaviv 1904-1947
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Succeeded byIvan
Slezyuk
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Beato Hryhorij Khomysyn
Vescovo e martire ucraino
Hadynkivtsi, Ternopil, 25
marzo 1867 - Kiev, 28 dicembre 1945
Nacque il 25 marzo 1867 nel villaggio di Hadynkivtsi (regione di
Ternopil, in Ucraina). Dopo gli studi compiuti presso il seminario di Lviv, il
18 novembre 1893, venne ordinato sacerdote. Nel 1902 fu nominato rettore del seminario; il 19 giugno 1904 venne ordinato
vescovo dell’Eparchia di Stanislaviv oggi Ivano-Frankivsk. Fu arrestato
dalle autorità comuniste prima nel 1939 e poi l’11 aprile del 1945. A causa
delle torture subite e delle percosse ricevute durante gli interrogatori, il
beato Hryhorij morì il 28 dicembre 1945 nell’ospedale del carcere di
Lukianivska a Kiev. Fa parte del gruppo di 26 martiri della Chiesa
greco-cattolica morti fra il 1935 e il 1973, perseguitati dal regime comunista
che appoggiava la Chiesa ortodossa a cui essi rifiutavano di aderire. Sono
stati beatificati da Giovanni Paolo II nel 2001 a Leopoli (Lviv), durante il
viaggio apostolico in Ucraina.
Emblema: Bastone pastorale, Palma
Martirologio Romano: A Kiev in Ucraina, beato Gregorio Khomyšyn,
vescovo di Ivano-Frankivsk e martire, che, durante la persecuzione contro la
fede, meritò di sedere al banchetto celeste dell’Agnello.
Il beato
nacque il 25 marzo 1867 nel villaggio di Hadynkivtsi (regione di Ternopil).
Dopo gli studi compiuti presso il seminario di Lviv, il 18 novembre 1893, venne
ordinato sacredote. Nel 1902 fu nominato Rettore del Seminario;
il 19 giugno 1904 venne ordinato vescovo dell’Eparchia di Stanislaviv oggi
Ivano-Frankivsk.
Fu
arrestato dalle autorità comuniste prima nel 1939 e poi l’11 aprile del 1945. A
causa delle torture subite e delle percosse ricevute durante i famigerati
interrogatori, il beato Hryhorij morì il 28 dicembre 1945 nell’ospedale del
carcere di Lukianivska a Kiev.
Fa parte del gruppo di 26 martiri della Chiesa greco-cattolica morti fra il
1935 e il 1973, perseguitati dal regime comunista che appoggiava la Chiesa
ortodossa a cui essi rifiutavano di aderire; sono stati beatificati da papa
Giovanni Paolo II il 27 giugno 2001 a Leopoli (Lviv) durante il suo
pellegrinaggio apostolico in Ucraina.
Autore: Antonio
Borrelli
