tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239326.post6925362644744751720..comments2023-11-05T01:26:58.235-06:00Comments on Catholic Fire: St. Josaphat: First Saint of the Eastern Church to be canonized by RomeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239326.post-2929835772488769542014-11-12T12:19:46.855-06:002014-11-12T12:19:46.855-06:00his work was mostly in what is today Belarus - Bel...his work was mostly in what is today Belarus - Belarus was once a stronghold of the Greek Catholic faith. The region was progressively conquered by Russia and 1833 the last remnants of Greek Catholicism were outlawed. When Nicolas II granted Catholicism religious freedom, it was only the Latin Church that was allowed - Gree Catholicism remained banned. Greek Catholicism experienced some revival in the Belarusian lands of interwar Poland. St Josaphat pray for us!Sybokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841768414163141106noreply@blogger.com