Hieromartyr
Nicholas Holc
Hieromartyr of the Chelm region
A priest of the Chelm region who died a martyr in the 20th century; canonized in 2003 by the Polish Church.
Life
Holy Hieromartyr Nicholas Holc was an Orthodox priest in the Chelm region of eastern Poland and died a martyr during the Second World War.
At that time armed groups carried out nightly attacks on Orthodox villages in the east of the country, and about 1,200 faithful were killed for their faith. On 8 June 2003 the Synod of the Orthodox Church of Poland added to the list of saints seven clergy and a priest's wife: Archpriest Basil Martysz, the priests Paul Szwajko, Sergius Zacharczuk, Nicholas Holc, Leo Korobczyna and Peter Ohryzko, the monk Ignatius of Jableczna, and the priest's wife Joanna Szwajko, together with all who suffered with them.
The Greek calendar (new style) places their commemoration on the Sunday between 1 and 7 June.
Commemorated the same day June 7
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