Tarcisia Mackiv
Sister Servant of Mary Immaculate, virgin and martyr in Ukraine
Who they were
A professed sister of the Congregation of the Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate, in religion Tarcisia and in the world Olga Mackiv. The Roman Martyrology records that in time of war she defended the faith before her persecutors and won the double victory of virginity and martyrdom in the village of Krystonopil in Ukraine; the Acta Apostolicae Sedis record that she was twenty-five years old and was killed by a soldier on 18 July 1944.
The miracles
As a martyr she was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology names her as a virgin and martyr killed at Krystonopil.
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.
- Roman Martyrology, 18 July (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 93 (2001) - decree on the martyrdom
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.