Blessed Symeon Lukach
Also known as
- Simeon Lukac
Profile
Greek Catholic. Born to a farm family. Entered the seminary in 1913; his studies were interrupted by World War I, but he graduated in and was ordained in 1919. Taught moral theology at the seminary in Ivano-Franksivsk. Believed to have been secretly ordained a bishop in April 1945; the secrecy was necessitated by Soviet persecution of the Church. Arrested for his faith by Soviet secret police on 26 October 1949; held until 11 February 1955. Worked as a covert priest after his release. Imprisoned again in July 1962. Contracted tuberculosis and died in prison. Martyr.
Born
- 22 August 1964 in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ivano-Frankivs’ka oblast’, Ukraine of tuberculosis
- 24 April 2001 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)
- 27 June 2001 by Pope John Paul II at Ukraine
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Symeon Lukach“. CatholicSaints.Info. 7 July 2023. Web. 10 January 2025. <>