Blessed Roman Lysko
- 14 October
- 2 April as one of the Martyrs Killed Communist Regimes in Eastern Europe
Profile
Greek Catholic. Graduated from the Lviv Theological Academy. Married. Ordained on 28 August 1941. Pastor of the Archeparchy of Lviv for the Ukrainians. Arrested for his faith on 9 September 1949 by the NKVD; imprisoned on Lontskoho Street, Lviv. Noted for loudly singing Psalms while in prison; his keepers thought he’d lost his mind. Died in prison; martyr.
Born
- tortured and starved to death on 14 October 1949 in prison at Lviv, Ukraine
- 6 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)
- 27 June 2001 by Pope John Paul II at Ukraine
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Roman Lysko“. CatholicSaints.Info. 31 May 2018. Web. 23 January 2019. <>