Maxim Sandovich

Maxim Sandovich

Born	1 February 1888,Zdynia, Galicia (Eastern Europe)
Died	6 August 1914,Gorlice
Martyred by	Dietrich from Linz, for the Austro-Hungarian Empire
Means of martyrdom	firing squad
Venerated in	Eastern Orthodoxy
Canonized	September 6th, 1994, Gorlice by Polish Orthodox Church
Major shrine	New Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity, Gorlice
Feast	September 6 (Old Calendar)
Patronage	Lemkos

Maxim Sandovich is a New Martyr and Orthodox saint.^[1]^[2] He is the protomartyr of the Lemko people. He was trained as an Orthodox priest, and was executed by the Austro-Hungarian Empire as a russophile. After his execution, his wife was imprisoned in Talerhof, where his son, also named Maxim Sandovich, was born.^[3]

Biography

Lambertsen, Isaac E. (1999). Holy New Hieromartyr Maximus Sandovich: Protomartyr of the Lemko People. Saint John of Kronstadt Press. ISBN 0912927941.

References

^ Maximus Sandovich at lemko.org
^ The Persecution and Death of Father Maxim Sandovich at The Hermitage of the Holy Cross
^ Sandowicz, Tatiana (6 March). "In Memory of Rev. Maksym Sandowicz, a Martyr of Talehof". Karpatska Rus' (Yonkers, New York): 3.

Persondata
Name	Sandovich, Maxim
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Short description
Date of birth	1 February 1888
Place of birth	Zdynia, Galicia (Eastern Europe)
Date of death	6 August 1914
Place of death	Gorlice