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Also known as

• Jakym Senkivskyj
• Yakym Sen’kiv’skyi
• Ivan Sen’kiv’skyi
• Ivan Senkivsky
• Gioacchino Senkivskyj

Memorial

• 28 June
• 27 June as one of the Martyrs Killed Under Communist Regimes in Eastern Europe

Profile

Greek Catholic. Studied theology at Lviv. Ordained on 4 December 1921. Obtained his Doctorate in theology from Innsbruck, Austria. Novice in the Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat at Krekhiv in 1923. Assigned to the village of Krasnopushcha, then Lavriv. Held various positions at the Saint Onufry monastery at Lviv from 1931 to 1938. Prior at the monastery at Drohobych in 1939. Arrested for his faith on 26 June 1941 by Communist authorities. Murdered in prison; martyr.

Born

• 2 May 1896 at Haji Velyki, Ternopil District, Ukraine

Died

• boiled to death in a cauldron on 29 June 1941 in Drohobych prison, Ukrainian Galicia

Venerated

• 24 April 2001 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

• 27 June 2001 by Pope John Paul II at Ukraine

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Yakym Senkivsky“. CatholicSaints.Info. 7 July 2023. Web. 25 April 2024. <>