Blessed Basil Hopko
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Feast Day
July 23
Born
April 21, 1904
Died
July 23, 1976
Beatified
14 September 2003 by Pope John Paul II at Bratislava, Slovakia
Venerated
7 July 2003 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Basil Hopko was born on 21 April 1904 in Hrabské, Prešovský kraj, eastern Slovakia. He belonged to a humble family of poor and landless peasants. Tragically, his father passed away when Basil was just one year old, and four years later, his mother Anna Petrenko emigrated to the United States in search of work, leaving young Basil behind. Despite the challenges, Basil received an education in Hungary and graduated with honors in 1923.
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