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Venerable Martyr

Meletius Zelyony

A Ukrainian monk and venerable martyr, killed for the faith in 1938.

Feast
May 13old style May 26
Reposed
193820th century
Place
Ukrainian Orthodox Church
Order
Martyrs

Life

Venerable Martyr Meletius Zelyony was a monk of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. He died for the faith in 1938. He was counted among the saints, as a new martyr and confessor of the Russian Church, by the Council of Bishops of the year 2000. He is commemorated on 13 May (old style; 26 May new style), in the Synaxis of the Holy New Martyrs of Cherkasy.

Commemorated the same day May 13