Blessed Vitaliy Bayrak
Also known as
- Vitalii Bairak
- Vitalij Bajrak
- Volodomyr Bairak
- Vitale Vladimiro Bajrak
Profile
Greek Catholic. Joined the Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat monastery on 4 September 1924. Ordained on 13 August 1933. Prior of Drohobych in 1941. Arrested for his faith on 17 September 1945 by the NKVD. On 13 November 1945 his property was confiscated, and he was sentenced to eight years in a forced labour camp. Martyr.
Born
- 24 February 1907 at Shvaikivtsy, Ternopil’s’ka oblast’, Ukraine
- beaten to death on 21 April in 1946 in prison at Drohobych, L’vivs’ka oblast’, Ukraine
- 24 April 2001 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)
- 27 June 2001 by Pope John Paul II at Ukraine
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Vitaliy Bayrak“. CatholicSaints.Info. 17 May 2024. Web. 11 June 2024. <>