November 1 is the day of remembrance for Andrey Sheptytsky

The Eparchy of Wrocław-Koszalin observes November 1 as the day of remembrance for Andrey Sheptytsky, the Righteous Servant of God. The date marks the 82nd anniversary of the death of the Metropolitan of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.

Sheptytsky led the Church for 44 years, serving through both World Wars. He previously served as the bishop of the Stanislaviv see at the turn of the 20th century. Born in 1865 in the village of Prylyby in the Lviv region, he chose to join the Basilian Order to serve the Greek Catholic Church.