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Roman Catholic beatifications (June 26, 2001): Short biographies His Holiness Pope John Paul II signed a decree regarding the heroic virtues of the Servant of God, Josyf Bilczewski, on December 18, 1997. On 24 April, 2001 at the Vatican, in the presence of His Holiness John Paul II there was a proclamation of the decree regarding the reality of the miracle, which happened through the intercession of Servant of God Fr. Zigidmund Horazdowski , the founder of the Roman-Catholic Congregation of St. Joseph.
*** On January 20, 1901 Josyf Bilczewski was ordained to the episcopacy and became archbishop of Lviv for the Latins. He actively supported the building of new churches and chapels, encouraged charitable activities, helped in the development of education and, above all, spread devotion to the Most Holy Eucharist, the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Joseph and Blessed Jakov Strepa. Pope Pius XI said that Josyf Bilczewski was "one of the greatest bishops of his time." Faithful to his motto "God is Love!" he served with sacrificial love to the end. He died in Lviv on March 20, 1923. According to his request, he was buried among the poor in Yaniv Cemetery in Lviv. In 1925 the faithful established a memorial to their archbishop in the chapel of Blessed Jakov Strepa in Lviv's Roman Catholic cathedral.
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