Cyril Sielecki
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Cyril Sielecki
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| Church | Greek Catholic |
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| Ordination | 8 January 1860 |
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| Born |
29 April 1835 Podbuż, Galicia, Austrian Empire |
| Died | 28 April 1918 (aged 82) |
| Denomination | Greek Catholic |
| Parents | Michał Sielecki Joanna Sielecki |
| Spouse | Emilia, daughter of Mikołaj Iwasiwki |
| Children | Two daughters |
| Occupation | Priest |
| Alma mater | • General Seminary in Lwów • Lviv University |
Cyril Sielecki (29 April 1835 – 28 April 1918), first name also spelled Cyryl, was a Polish priest of the Greek Catholic Diocese of Przemyśl, and an educational and social activist. He was the founder of the religious congregations of the Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate, as well as the Sisters of Saint Joseph. He was recognized as a servant of God.
He was born in Podbuż, in east Galicia, which was part of the Austrian Empire. He came from the Polish aristocratic Sielecki family. His father, Michał, was a teacher, and his mother, Joanna, took care of the children.
Starting in 1843, the family lived in Sambor, where Cyril graduated from elementary school and middle school and completed high school. He then joined the General Seminary in Lwów and thus began to study theology at Lviv University. After three years of residence in Lwów he then continued at the seminary in Przemyśl.
After graduating from the seminary, he married Emilia, daughter of Mikołaj Iwasiwki, a Greek Catholic priest. After six years of marriage, she died, leaving her husband with two daughters. One died shortly after a serious illness, and the younger one grew up in the care of the Basilian sisters in Jaworów.
On 8 January 1860, he was ordained to the priesthood under the ministry of the bishop of Przemyśl, Grzegorz Jachimowicz. For 14 years, he worked at the parish and lived very modestly. He was vicar and administrator for the communities of Stara Sól, Bilicz, Milków, Lubaczów and Jaworów.
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