Pavel Peter Gojdič
| Blessed Pavel Gojdič, O.S.B.M. | |
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Bishop Pavel Peter Gojdič
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| Born |
17 July 1888 Ruské Pekľany, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 17 July 1960 (aged 72) Leopoldov, Czechoslovakia |
| Venerated in |
Roman Catholic Church Ruthenian Catholic Church Slovak Greek Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 4 November 2001 by Pope John Paul II |
| Canonized | pending |
| Major shrine | Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Prešov, Slovakia |
| Feast | 17 July |
Pavel Peter Gojdič, O.S.B.M., (also known as Pavol Gojdič or Peter Gojdič) (17 July 1888 — 17 July 1960), was a Rusyn-Slovak Basilian monk and the eparch of the Greek Catholic Eparchy of Prešov. He was martyred by the communist regime in Czechoslovakia. He was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 2001 and recognised as Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem in 2007.
Gojdic (pronunciation Goydich) was born on July 17, 1888 at Ruske Peklany near Presov (Prjasev), the third child of the Byzantine Catholic priest Stefan Gojdic; his mother's name was Anna Gerberyova. He received the name of Peter in baptism.
Peter attended elementary school at Cigelka, Bardejov and Presov, finishing his primary studies at Presov in 1907. He began his study of theology at Presov and continued them a year later at the major seminary in Budapest. He and his brother Cornelius were ordained on August 27, 1911, after which Fr. Peter worked for a brief period as assistant parish priest with his father.
In the fall of 1912, after a short period of pastoral work, he was appointed prefect of the Eparchial Boarding School for boys in Presov, known as "The Alumneum." At the same time he became an instructor of religion in the city's higher secondary schools. He was also entrusted with the spiritual care of the faithful in Sabinov as assistant parish priest. Father Gojdic was appointed to the Bishop's Chancery Office, where eventually he achieved the rank of Chancellor. A career as a diocesan administrator did not attract him, so he decided to become a Basilian monk. On July 20, 1922 Father Gojdic entered St. Nicholas Monastery on Chernecha Hora, near Mukachevo, where taking the habit on January 27, 1923 he took the name Pavel.
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