Blessed Vitaliy Bayrak – Feast Day – May 16

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Blessed Vitaliy Bayrak, also called Vitalii Bairak, Vitalij Bajrak or Volodomyr Bairak, was a Prior of the Order of Saint Basil the Great. He was born on February 24 1907 at Shvaikivtsy, Ternopil’s’ka oblast’, Ukraine and died as a martyr on April 21 1946 in prison at Drohobych, L’vivs’ka oblast’, Ukraine. We celebrate his feast day on May 16 every year in the Catholic Church.

The Memorial of Bl. Vitaliy Bayrak – Feast Day

Blessed Vitaliy Bayrak Biography

Date of Birth

February 24 1907

Place of Birth

Shvaikivtsy, Ternopil’s’ka oblast’, Ukraine

Place of Work

Ukraine

Date of Death

April 21 1946

Place of Death

Drohobych, L’vivs’ka oblast’, Ukraine

Feast Day

May 16

Beatification

Beatified by Pope John Paul II at Ukraine on 27 June 2001

Blessed’s Biography

Blessed Vitaliy Bayrak was born on February 24, 1907, in Ukraine. He joined the Basilica of St. Josaphat on September 4, 1924.

Later Vitaliy became a priest on August 13, 1933. In 1941 he became prior of Drohobych. Vitaliy was arrested on 17 September 1945 by the NKVD because of his beliefs.

They were not satisfied and Confiscated his Property on November 13, 1945. He was sentenced to eight years of forced labor. On April 21, 1946, he was beaten to death in the Drohobych prison in Ukraine

Blessed Vitaliy Bayrak
Blessed Vitaliy Bayrak

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