Blessed Pavol Gojdic
Also known as: Pavel Peter Gojdic; Peter Gojdic
Feast Day
17-Jul
Born
17 July 1888 at Ruské Peklany, Prešov, Slovak Republic as Peter Gojdic
Died
17 July 1960 in the prison hospital at Leopoldov, Hlohovec, Slovak Republic of illness and maltreatment received in prison; buried in the prison cemetery with a marker reading only “681“; relics translated to Prešov on 29 October 1968; relics relocated to the chapel of the Greek-Catholic Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist in Prešov on 15 May 1990
Beatified
4 November 2001 by Pope John Paul II
Biography
Blessed Pavol Gojdic, also known as Pavel Peter Gojdic or Peter Gojdic, was born on 17 July 1888 in Ruské Peklany, Prešov, Slovak Republic. He was the son of Štefan Gojdic, a Greek-Catholic priest, and Anna Gerberyová. After completing his elementary education at various schools in Bardejov, Cigelka, and Prešov, he studied theology in Prešov and Budapest.
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