Blessed Andrii Ischak
Also known as
- Andrew Ishchak
- Andreas Iscak
- Andrij Ishcak
- Andriy Ishchak
Profile
Greek Catholic. Studied at universities in Lviv, Ukraine, and Innsbruck, Austria. Doctor of theology in 1914, receiving his degree from the University of Innsbruck. Ordained in 1914. Teacher at the Lviv Theological Academy in 1928. Pastor of the Archeparchy of Lviv for the Ukrainians at Sykhiv. Martyred by retreating Soviet soldiers who passed through his village.
Born
- 20 September 1887 at Mykolayiv, Lviv District, Ukraine
- 24 April 2001 by Pope John Paul II (declaration of martyrdom)
- 27 June 2001 by Pope John Paul II in Ukraine
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Andrii Ischak“. CatholicSaints.Info. 22 June 2017. Web. 27 January 2021. <>