Basilian of St. Josaphat

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Saint Josaphat Kunzewitsch

The Basilians of Saint Josaphat ( Latin : Ordo Basilianus Sancti Josaphat also Ordo Sancti Basilii Magni , Ukrainian Василіанський чин святого Йосафата (Василіани) , Abbreviation of the Order : Basilians belong to the OSBM . They are affiliated to the rite of the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church and integrated into the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGKK).

St. Josaphat

The founding of the order goes back to Saint Josaphat Kunzewitsch (1580–1623). Pope Pius XI dedicated to him . 1923 the encyclical " Ecclesiam Dei admirabili " underscored the great importance of the saint for the religious order of the Basilians but also for the Roman Catholic Church .

Origin of the Basilians of St. Josaphat

The starting point of the Basilians of St. Josaphat goes back to St. Basil the Great (330–379), his way of life and the rules of the order established by him have become the basis of the first monks on Ukrainian soil . The female branch was founded as Basilians by Saint Basil the Great in the late 10th century . At the beginning of the 17th century the Metropolitan Benjamin Rutsky united several monasteries and entrusted the monks (now Basilians of St. Josaphat) to orient their monastic life according to the Basilian order. Due to the merger of the monasteries, the popularity of the order of the Basilians was very high and the order grew strongly.

persecution

As a result of the partition of Poland and Russia's territorial claims in Ukraine, persecution of the order developed. The distress of the order had an impact as far as Austria . In 1882 began under the direction of the Jesuits and by order of Pope Leo XIII. a restructuring of the Basilian order. As a result, many monks were sent out as missionaries to Brazil , Canada , the United States, and Argentina . During the period of Soviet rule, all religious provinces in Ukraine were wiped out. More than 350 monks were deported to Siberia , the Basilians had to continue their activities underground and under the protection of the UGCC. In the meantime, the order had expanded into Canada, the United States, Brazil, and Argentina. Today there are 31 monasteries in which about 250 members of the order live.

Reconstruction and pastoral tasks

After the collapse of the communist sphere of power, the provincials in Ukraine, Romania , Hungary and Slovakia were reactivated. Today there are 30 monasteries and 37 residences in these countries, and there are about 290 religious in Ukraine. 62 parishes are cared for in Ukraine , plus 250 branch churches and nine mission stations in eastern Ukraine. The Order runs the Missionar publishing house in Lviv , the printing press in Shovkwa , and the Notizen publishing house in Rome . In the field of education and training, the Order has a novitiate , a study house for philosophy and a small seminary in almost every province . The Basilians work as rectors in the Pontifical Ukrainian College of St. Josaphat in Rome and are responsible for Vatican Radio . With Dmytro Hryhorak , the religious community provides the bishop of the Diocese of Buschatsch (Ukraine).

Beatifications

On June 27, 2001, Pope John Paul II beatified the following religious during his pastoral trip to Ukraine :

On November 4th, 2001, another religious was beatified by Pope John Paul II:

Protoarchimandrites

  • Josyf Veliamyn Rucky (1617 - February 5, 1637)
  • Anastasius Kalysh (1920-1931)
  • Dionysius Tkachuk (1931 - January 26, 1944)
    • Dionysius Holovetsky (1944-1946) (Vicar General)
    • Hlib Kinach (1946-1949) (Vicar General)
  • Theodosius Haluschynsky (1949-1953)
  • Paul Peter Myskiw (1953-1963)
  • Athanasius G. Velykyj (1963-1976)
  • Isidore Patrylo (1976-1996)
  • Dionisio Lachovicz (1996 - July 16, 2004)
  • Basilio Koubetch (2004 - 2012)
  • Genesio Viomar (2012 - ...)

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ religious orders . ugcc.org.ua. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
  2. ↑ Discorso ai monaci e alle monache dell'ordine basiliano di San Giosafat, 14 febbraio 1980 ( Italian ) vatican.va. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
  3. ^ Historical career cf. letter from Pope John Paul II to the Order of the Basilians of St. Josaphat (July 1, 1982) Al Protoarchimandrita dell'Ordine di S. Giosafat, 1 luglio 1982 ( Italian ) vatican.va. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
  4. ^ Diocesan Bishop Dmytro Hryhorak, Ordinary of the Diocese of Butschatsch. Diocese of Butschatsch , accessed September 22, 2017 .
  5. ↑ Beatifications in Ukraine, June 23-27, 2001 . vatican.va. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
  6. ↑ Beatification of eight servants of God , sermon Pope John Paul II on November 4, 2001

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