Maxim Sandovich | |
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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]