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'''Blessed Yakym Senkivskyi''' ({{lang-uk|Яким Сеньківський}}; 2 May 1896 - 29 June 1941) was a [[Ukrainian Greek Catholic]] [[priest]] and [[martyr]].
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'''Yakym Senkivskyi''' ({{lang-uk|Яким Сеньківський}}; 2 May 1896 – 29 June 1941) was a [[Ukrainian Greek Catholic]] [[priest]] and [[martyr]].


== Life ==
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Senkivskyi was born in the village of Hayi Velykyi in [[Ternopil Oblast]]. He studied theology in [[Lviv]], and was ordained a priest on 4 December 1921. He received a [[doctorate]] in theology from [[Innsbruck]]. In 1923 he went to [[Krekhiv]] and became a [[novice]] in the [[Order of Saint Basil the Great]]. After he professed his first vows, he was transferred to the village of Krasnopushcha, and later to the village of Lavriv. From 1931 to 1938 he held different positions in the Monastery of Saint Onufrius in [[Lviv]].


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Senkivskyi was born in the village of {{ill|Velyki Hayi|uk|Великі Гаї}} in the [[Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria]] (present-day Velyki Hayi, [[Ternopil Oblast]], [[Ukraine]]). He studied theology in [[Lviv]], Ukraine and was ordained a priest on 4 December 1921. He received a [[doctorate]] in theology from [[Innsbruck]], Austria. In 1923 he went to [[Krekhiv]] and became a [[novice]] in the [[Order of Saint Basil the Great]]. After he professed his first vows, he was transferred to the village of Krasnopushcha, and later to the village of Lavriv, in the area of Starosambir. From 1931 to 1938 he held different positions in the Monastery of Saint Onufrius in [[Lviv]], where he served as a chaplain of the Marian Society, ministered to children and youth and organized a Eucharistic Society. In 1939, he was appointed [[abbot]] (hegumen) of the monastery in [[Drohobych]].<ref name=":02">{{Cite book|title=Church of the Martyrs: The New Saints of Ukraine|publisher=St John's Monastery|year=2002|isbn=966-561-345-6|location=Lviv, Ukraine|pages=16}}</ref>
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In 1939, he was appointed [[abbot]] of the monastery in [[Drohobych]]. On June 26, 1941, he was arrested by the [[Soviets]], and on June 29, he was boiled in a [[cauldron]] in the Drohobych prison.

== Death and beatification ==

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On June 26, 1941, he was arrested by the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[NKVD]], and on June 29, according to various prisoners, he was boiled in a [[cauldron]] in the Drohobych prison.<ref name=":02" />


He was [[beatified]] by [[Pope John Paul II]] on June 27, 2001.
He was [[beatified]] by [[Pope John Paul II]] on June 27, 2001.

== Legacy ==
Orest Kupranets recounts the life of Senkivskyi in his memoirs. "From the first days of his time in Drohobych he became the favorite of the whole town. He gained the affection of the population with his remarkable talent, his ability to speak to scholar and labor, young and old, and even to the little child. He was always polite, with a warm smile on his face. In your soul you felt that this person had no malice, and, in addition to the impression of humility and dignity, a true servant of Christ was evident."<ref name=":02" />


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
*''[http://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/saints/ns_lit_doc_20010627_carneckyj_en.html Biographies of twenty five Greek-Catholic Servants of God]'' at the website of the [[Holy See|Vatican]]
*''[https://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/saints/ns_lit_doc_20010627_carneckyj_en.html Biographies of twenty five Greek-Catholic Servants of God]'' at the website of the [[Holy See|Vatican]]
*''[http://www.ugcc.org.ua/35.0.html?&L=2 Beatification of the Servants of God on June 27, 2001]'' at the website of the [[Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church]]
*''[http://www.ugcc.org.ua/35.0.html?&L=2 Beatification of the Servants of God on June 27, 2001]'' at the website of the [[Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church]]


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Latest revision as of 04:18, 11 February 2024

Yakym Senkivskyi (Ukrainian: Яким Сеньківський; 2 May 1896 – 29 June 1941) was a Ukrainian Greek Catholic priest and martyr.

Life[edit]

Senkivskyi was born in the village of Velyki Hayi [uk] in the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria (present-day Velyki Hayi, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine). He studied theology in Lviv, Ukraine and was ordained a priest on 4 December 1921. He received a doctorate in theology from Innsbruck, Austria. In 1923 he went to Krekhiv and became a novice in the Order of Saint Basil the Great. After he professed his first vows, he was transferred to the village of Krasnopushcha, and later to the village of Lavriv, in the area of Starosambir. From 1931 to 1938 he held different positions in the Monastery of Saint Onufrius in Lviv, where he served as a chaplain of the Marian Society, ministered to children and youth and organized a Eucharistic Society. In 1939, he was appointed abbot (hegumen) of the monastery in Drohobych.[1]

Death and beatification[edit]

On June 26, 1941, he was arrested by the Soviet NKVD, and on June 29, according to various prisoners, he was boiled in a cauldron in the Drohobych prison.[1]

He was beatified by Pope John Paul II on June 27, 2001.

Legacy[edit]

Orest Kupranets recounts the life of Senkivskyi in his memoirs. "From the first days of his time in Drohobych he became the favorite of the whole town. He gained the affection of the population with his remarkable talent, his ability to speak to scholar and labor, young and old, and even to the little child. He was always polite, with a warm smile on his face. In your soul you felt that this person had no malice, and, in addition to the impression of humility and dignity, a true servant of Christ was evident."[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Church of the Martyrs: The New Saints of Ukraine. Lviv, Ukraine: St John's Monastery. 2002. p. 16. ISBN 966-561-345-6.
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