Okupacja Ukrainy przez Sowietów i dzieje Kościoła podziemnego w latach 1946–1989
The Occupation of Ukraine by the Soviets and the history of the Underground Church in 1946–1989
Author(s): Witalij KotykSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History of Church(es), Military history, Politics and religion, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Post-War period (1950 - 1989), History of Communism, Eastern Orthodoxy
Published by: Warszawska Prowincja Redemptorystów
Keywords: Greek-Catholic Church; persecution; underground; martyrs;
Summary/Abstract: The 20th century was a very difficult period of time for the Greek-Catholic Church in Ukraine. In the year 1946 new communist invaders started to fight religion in Western Ukraine. They have organized so called “council” in Lviv in order to suppress UGCC. Despite that Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church did not seized to exist. Bishops, priests and faithfuls have survived the time of persecution in the underground. This was the time of great testimony to the faithfulness of our people to the Catholic Church and to the Holy See. That testimony was strengthen by blood of many martyrs: bishops, priest, religious and faithfuls. In the year 1989, when Soviet Union was about to collapse, UGCC has raised from underground to the new life. In 2001 saint pope John Paul II has acknowledged the great sacrifice of Ukrainian martyrs and has beatified 27 of them.
Journal: Studia Redemptorystowskie
- Issue Year: 2019
- Issue No: 17
- Page Range: 291-303
- Page Count: 13
- Language: Polish