Klymentiy Sheptytsky
Ukrainian Catholic monk and political prisoner (1869–1951)
Feast: 1 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
In the city of Vladimir in Russia, Blessed Klymentiy Sheptytsky, priest and martyr, who was prior of the Studite monastery of the town of Univ and, at a time when a regime hostile to God held sway, persevering in the faith merited to reach the heavenly dwelling.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 1 May as the Studite prior of Univ who died a martyr at Vladimir under a regime hostile to God.
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.
Connected on this site
- Andrey Sheptytsky Saint Brother or sister
- Roman Martyrology, 1 May (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q1977978 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Klymentiy Sheptytsky (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.