Stanislav Siarok
Ukrainian Greek Catholic priest killed by the NKVD
Who they were
Parish priest of Neznaniv, he was arrested by the NKVD and killed in June 1941 at the age of 33, urging his parishioners to forgive his killers.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
The beatification process of the martyr Fr Dr Stanislav Siarok was solemnly begun on 25 June 2026 in the parish of St Paraskeva in Neznaniv, Lviv region, with Bishop Petro Loza of Sokal-Zhovkva presiding.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.