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New Martyr of Poland: St. Basil Martysz

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

The Holy Martyr Basil Martysz was born February 20, 1874 in the village of Tertyn in southeastern Poland. His father, Alexander was a judge and after retirement become an Orthodox priest. In 1884 Basil made a trip with his father to New York where his beautiful singing attracted the attention of Bishop Vladimir. The bishop predicted that one day Basil would become a priest and that he would welcome him to come serve his diocese in America. After finishing his secondary education, Basil entered the seminary in Chelm whose rector was St. Tikhon, later a bishop in America and then Patriarch of Russia

 

 

 

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