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Blessed Roman Lysko
Blessed Roman Lysko

Blessed Roman Lysko

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

14 October; 2 April as one of the Martyrs Killed Communist Regimes in Eastern Europe

Born

14 August 1914 at Horodok, Lviv District, Ukraine

Died

Tortured and starved to death on 14 October 1949 in prison at Lviv, Ukraine

Beatified

27 June 2001 by Pope John Paul II at Ukraine

Venerated

6 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Roman Lysko, also known as Roman Lysko, was a Greek Catholic priest and martyr born on August 14, 1914, in Horodok, Lviv District, Ukraine. He was a devoted member of the Greek Catholic Church and dedicated his life to the service of God.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified2001-06-27 by 27 June 2001 by Pope John Paul II at Ukraine

Feast Days

October 14April 2

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