Pavel Peter Gojdič
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 64 years ago |
Date of birth | July 17,1888 |
Zodiac sign | Cancer |
Born | Kubovec |
Slovakia | |
Date of died | July 17,1960 |
Died | Leopoldov |
Slovakia | |
Major shrine | Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, Prešov |
Canonized | pending |
Parents | Stefan Gojdic |
Anna Gerberyova | |
Place of burial | St. John the Baptist Greek Catholic Cathedral, Prešov, Slovakia |
Feast | 17 July |
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ID | 1115870 |
Pavel Peter Gojdič Life story
Pavel Peter Gojdič, was a Rusyn Basilian monk and the eparch of the Slovak Catholic Eparchy of Prešov. He was imprisoned by the communist regime in Czechoslovakia. He was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 2001 and recognised as Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem in 2007.