Hryhorij Lakota

Hryhorij Lakota

Born	Holodivka, Lviv Oblast
Died	12 November 1950,Abez labour camp, near Vorkuta
Martyred by	USSR
Means of martyrdom	gulag
Venerated in	Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church
Beatified	27 June 2001, Ukraine by Pope John Paul II

Blessed Hryhorij Lakota was a Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church auxiliary bishop who suffered religious persecution and was martyred by the Soviet Government.

Hryhorij Lakota was born 31 January 1893 in Holodivka, Lviv Oblast. He was appointed auxiliary bishop of Przemyśl on 16 May 1926. On 9 June 1946, he was arrested and sentenced to ten years imprisonment, as part of Stalin's suppression of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic (Uniate) church.^[1] He was martyred at the Abez labour camp, near Vorkuta on 12 November 1950.

Hryhorij Lakota was beatified by Pope John Paul II on 27 June 2001 in Ukraine.^[2]

References

^ Dunn, Dennis J. (October 1973). "Stalinism and the Catholic Church during the Era of World War II". Catholic Historical Review (American Catholic Historical Association) 59 (3): 404–428. ISSN 0008-8080.
^ "Beatifications during the Pastoral Visit of His Holiness John Paul II in Ukraine (23-27 June 2001)"

Persondata
Name	Lakota, Gregor
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Short description
Date of birth	1893
Place of birth	Holodivka, Lviv Oblast
Date of death	12 November 1950
Place of death	Abez, near Vorkuta