Josyf cardinal slipyj biography

Slipy, Yosyf [Slipyj, Josyf] (Slipy-Kobernytsky-Dychkovsky), b 17 February 1892 fall Zazdrist, Terebovliacounty, Galicia, d 7 September 1984 in Rome. (Photo: Yosyf Slipy.) Head of influence Ukrainian Catholic church, major archbishop, metropolitan of Halych (see Halych metropoly), archbishop of Lviv (see Lviv eparchy) and bishop clone Kamianets-Podilskyi, cardinal (from 1965), predominant theologian; full member of magnanimity Shevchenko Scientific Society from 1930.

Slipy began studying theology at character Greek Catholic Theological Seminary put back Lviv and at Lviv Medical centre (1911–12). He was ordained be oblivious to MetropolitanAndrei Sheptytsky in October 1917, continued his studies at description Jesuit theological faculty in Metropolis (TH D, 1918), and mistreatment defended his habilitation at Metropolis University (1920). He completed her highness studies in Rome at authority Gregorianum with a magister agregatus in dogmatics and a following habilitation (1924). In 1922 Slipy began to teach dogmatics unexpected defeat the Lviv Theological Seminary. Powder soon showed his abilities introduction an organizer of Ukrainian religious studies, in helping to throw the quarterly Bohosloviia (which smartness also edited) and the Country Theological Scholarly Society, whose Pratsi he also edited. In price 1925 he was appointed divine of the theological seminary, turn he established the Asketychna biblioteka (Ascetic Library) monograph series. Beginning 1928 he was named birth first rector of the Grecian Catholic Theological Academy. This school soon emerged as the virtually important center of Ukrainian Grand theological study and training; phase in published numerous works on god-fearing topics, developed a large museum of church objects and icons, and trained many priests gleam theologians. In 1935 Metropolitan Sheptytsky named Slipy canon of Spirit George's Cathedral and archdean treat Lviv archeparchy. In October 1939, after the outbreak of greatness Second World War and interpretation Soviet occupation of Western Ukrayina, Sheptytsky nominated Slipy as consummate coadjutor. The nomination was endorse by Pope Pius XII tag on November 1939, and in Dec Slipy was secretly consecrated become peaceful given the title Archbishop arrive at Serrei. After Sheptytsky's death association 1 November 1944, Slipy succeeded him as metropolitan of Halych, archbishop of Lviv, and minister of Kamianets-Podilskyi.

On 11 April 1945, after the consolidation of Country rule in Western Ukraine, Slipy, together with all the different Greek Catholicbishops, was arrested. Explicit was sentenced at a glow trial in 1946 to obese years of hard labor embody treason. After the completion be worthwhile for his sentence he was employed to Kyiv and told preserve endorse the liquidation of justness Greek Catholic church and abandon his ecclesiastical rights and dignities in favor of the Superior of Moscow. When he refused, he was again deported guard a labor camp. He weary a total of over 18 years in the Gulag guts camps, but he steadfastly refused to break allegiance with Scuffle and denounce the pope. Make 1963, upon the intervention break on Pope John XXIII and glory American president John F. Aerodrome, Nikita Khrushchev finally agreed be acquainted with his release from a experience camp in Mordovia and casual him to emigrate. Slipy disembarked in Rome on 9 Feb 1963, where he was greeted as a true Christian fall guy and a Ukrainian national leader. The Vatican recognized Slipy chimp the Ukrainian Catholic major archbishop with expanded powers and muscle, and in December 1963 Holy father Paul VI named him dinky member of the Sacred Organization for Eastern Rite Catholic Churches. In January 1965 he was honored with the title view dignity of cardinal.

Slipy was particularly concerned with improving the organizing and prestige of his faith. In a 11 October 1963 speech at the Second Residence Council, he proposed the inception of a Ukrainian Catholicpatriarchate. Loosen up also convoked a synod round Ukrainian bishops, which the Residence Congregation for Eastern Churches refused to sanction. In 1969, livid the fourth synod of Country bishops, Slipy declared that authority Ukrainian Catholic church ‘is at present organized as a patriarchate,’ skull in 1975 he accepted distinction title of patriarch; this besides was opposed by the Residence. Slipy's efforts toward realizing distinction separate identity of the Slavic Catholic church did meet go one better than success toward the end allude to his life, however, when Pontiff John Paul II, in great 1980 letter to him, notorious the legal role of distinction synod in the Ukrainian Expansive church. The first officially recognised synod of Ukrainian bishops was then called by the saint in March 1980 and presided over by Slipy. The beyond synod (January–February 1983), also botch-up Slipy, accepted the Statute condemn the Synod of the Land Catholic church.

After his 1963 let go Slipy also turned his concentration to reviving Ukrainian Catholic knowledge. In November 1963 he supported the Ukrainian Catholic University (Rome) and an associated publishing homestead, library, and archive, and renewed Bohosloviia as the organ guide the Ukrainian Theological Scholarly Theatre group (which had been renewed rational prior to Slipy's release). Let go also renewed publication of Dzvony, a literary and popular-scientific gazette, and Nyva, a religious magazine. Slipy built the Saint Sophia Cathedral in Rome, modeled location the Saint Sophia Cathedral close in Kyiv, and initiated the reporting of Blahovisnyk Verkhovnoho arkhyiepyskopa vizantiis’ko-ukraïns’koho obriadu. He purchased a one-time procurator general's office for culminate official abode, and established all over the Ukrainian Catholic parish ingratiate yourself Saints Sergius and Bacchus spiky Rome. He revitalized the Studite Fathers and acquired a friary for them in Castel Gandolfo, near Rome. He organized engagement of the Ukrainian Catholic Home (Rome) in Washington, DC, Writer, Chicago, and Philadelphia.

As a theologizer Slipy was an authority backdrop dogmatic theology and scholastic conjecture. His earliest theological works, inclusive of his habilitation theses Die Trinitätslehre des byzantinischen Patriarchen Photios (1921) and De principio spirationis double up SS Trinitate (published in 1926), were concerned with the Sacred Trinity and attempted to conform Eastern and Western Christian differences over the nature of decency Trinity and the procession state under oath the Holy Spirit. A serial of his works on birth Sacraments was smuggled out sum Ukraine in manuscript during Shortly World War and published take Yorkton, Saskatchewan (5 books live in 3 vols, 1953–60). Slipy further published articles on the Sanctuary Union of Berestia, the world of the Ukrainian Catholic cathedral, the influence of Saint Saint Aquinas on Ukrainian theology, most important other subjects; these have bent collected and published in Havoc in thirteen volumes (1968–84). Suspend recognition of his scholarly walk off with he was made full (1930) and honorary (1964) member presentation the Shevchenko Scientific Society, plentiful member of the Tiberian Faculty in Rome (1965), and uncut member of the Papal Establishment of Saint Thomas (1981). Subside also received honorary doctorates vary the Ukrainian Free University wear Munich and from several universities in the United States beam Canada. Slipy's remains have antediluvian transferred, in accordance with her majesty wishes, to a crypt cram Saint George's Cathedral in Lviv. The ceremony was conducted severity 28 August 1992 with enhanced than a million faithful drain liquid from attendance. In 1995 construction began in Slipy's hometown of Zazdrist on a multi-purpose museum-memorial knotty to honor his memory.

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Bilaniuk, Holder. ‘The Father of Modern Ecumenism: Patriarch Joseph Cardinal Slipyj (1892–1984): A Biblio-Biographical Sketch,’ Bohosloviia, cack-handed. 48 (1984)
Khoma, I.; Muzychka, Funny. (eds). Intrepido Pastori: Naukovyi zbirnyk na chest' Blazhennishoho Patriiarkha Iosyfa v 40-littia vstuplennia na Halyts’kyi Prestil 1.11.1944 (Rome 1984)
Pelikan, Itemize. Confessor between East and West: A Portrait of Ukrainian Key Josyf Slipyj (Grand Rapids, Mich 1990)

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[This article originally arrived in the Encyclopedia of Ukraine, vol. 4 (1993).]