Maxim Sandovich
| Maxim Sandovich | |
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| Born | 1 February 1888, Zdynia, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 6 August 1914, Gorlice |
| Martyred by | Dietrich from Linz, for the Austro-Hungarian Empire |
| Means of martyrdom | firing squad |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodoxy |
| Canonized | September 6, 1994, Gorlice, by Polish Orthodox Church |
| Major shrine | New Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity, Gorlice |
| Feast | September 6 (Old Calendar) |
| Patronage | Lemkos |
Maxim Sandovich is a New Martyr and Orthodox saint.[1][2] He is the protomartyr of the Lemko people. He was trained as an Orthodox priest, and was executed by the officially Catholic state of the Austro-Hungarian Empire as a Russophile after his conversion to the Orthodox Church. After his execution, his wife was imprisoned in Talerhof, where his son, also named Maxim Sandovich, was born.[3]
Biography
- Lambertsen, Isaac E. (1999). Holy New Hieromartyr Maximus Sandovich: Protomartyr of the Lemko People. Saint John of Kronstadt Press. ISBN 0-912927-94-1.
References
- ↑ Maximus Sandovich at lemko.org
- ↑ The Persecution and Death of Father Maxim Sandovich at The Hermitage of the Holy Cross
- ↑ Sandowicz, Tatiana (6 March 1992). "In Memory of Rev. Maksym Sandowicz, a Martyr of Talehof". Karpatska Rus' (Yonkers, New York): 3.
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