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Vasily Martysz

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changed "martyr" to "hieromartyr" which is the title given to martyrs who are bishops or priests
The Holy Martyr Hieromartyr Archpriest '''Vasily Martysz''', also '''Basil Martysz''', was a Polish Orthodox [[priest]] of the first half of the twentieth century. Beginning his career as a [[missionary]] in North America, he returned to his homeland that was soon engulfed in World War I. Following the war he was placed in charge of Orthodox affairs in the newly formed Polish army, a position he held for twenty five years. He was [[martyr]]ed in May 1945, in the closing days of World War II by brigands who attacked his family without mercy. He is commemorated on [[May 4]].
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