Mykola Tsehelskyi
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Mykola Tsehelskyi (Ukrainian: Мико́ла Цеге́льський, alternative English spelling: Nicholas), December 17th, 1896- May 25th, 1951, was a Ukrainian Greek Catholic priest and martyr.[1]
Mykola was born in December 17th, 1896 in the village of Strusiv, Ternopil Region. In 1923, he graduated from the Lviv University theology faculty. On April 5th, 1925, Andrei Sheptyskyi ordained him to the priesthood,where he cared for his parishioners and their welfare and spirituality.[1]
When the 2nd World War ended, the Bolsheviks would repress Father Mykola Tsehelskyi and threaten to beat him, because he would not convert to Orthodoxy. On October 28th, 1946, he was arrested and January 27th, 1947, he was sent to prison. He stayed 10 years in prison in Mordovia (Russia) before died a martyr on May 25th, 1951 and was buried in the camp cemetery. During his imprisonment, he was separated from his family who were relocated to Russia's Chita region.[1]
While in Mordovia prison, Mykola wrote a letter to his wife that said, "My dearest wife, the feast of the Dormition was our 25th wedding anniversary. I recall fondly our family life together, and every day in my dreams I am with you and the children, and this makes me happy... I happy give a fatherly kiss to all their foreheads and I hope to live honestly, behaving blamelessly, keeping far from everything that is foul. I pray for this most of all. "[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Church of the Martyrs: The New Saints of Ukraine. Turiĭ, Oleh., Lʹvivsʹka bohoslovsʹka akademii︠a︡. Instytut istoriï T︠S︡erkvy., Lʹvivsʹka bohoslovsʹka akademii︠a︡. Lviv, Ukraine: St. John's Monastery, Pub. Division Svichado. 2004. pp. \. ISBN 966-561-345-6. OCLC 55854194.
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Further Reading
- Лідія Купчик. Життєносні стовпи Церкви. Львів. — Місіонер — 2010.
- Лідія Купчик (редактор). Родом зі Струсова. Розповіді про Цегельських. Львів — 2002. Завантажити книгу
- Б. Головин, В. Чубатий. Цегельський Микола-Сава-Йосафат Теодорович // Тернопільський енциклопедичний словник : у 4 т. / редкол.: Г. Яворський та ін. — Тернопіль : Видавничо-поліграфічний комбінат «Збруч», 2008. — Т. 3 : П — Я. — 708 с. — ISBN 978-966-528-279-2. — С. 568–569.