Blessed Hryhorii Lakota
Also known as: Gregor Lakota; Gregory Lakota; Hryhorij Lakota; Hryhory Lakota
Feast Day
5 November (Martyrology); 12 November on some calendars; 27 June as one of the Martyrs Killed Under Communist Regimes in Eastern Europe
Born
31 January 1883 at Holodivka, Lviv District, Ukraine
Died
12 November 1950 at Abez, Vorkuta, Russia
Beatified
27 June 2001 by Pope John Paul II in Ukraine
Venerated
24 April 2001 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Hryhorii Lakota, also known as Gregor Lakota, Gregory Lakota, Hryhorij Lakota, or Hryhory Lakota, was a Greek Catholic priest and martyr. He was born on January 31, 1883, in Holodivka, Lviv District, Ukraine.
Cause for Canonization
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