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'''Shio Batmanishvili'''<ref> |
'''Shio Batmanishvili'''<ref>Also Szijo Batmaniszwili, Sio Batmanisvili, Šio Batmanišvili, Chio Batmanisvili, Шио Батманишвили. Also cited as Batmalashvili, in which it appears to be a transcription error. </ref> (in [[Georgian language|Georgian]]: '''შიო ბათმანიშვილი''', born in 1885 in [[Akhaltsikhe]], [[Russian Empire]] – November 1, 1937,<ref>[http://www.aidrussia.org/Reports_Detail.asp?Title=Some%20Russian%20Byzantine%20Catholic%20Witnesses%20to%20Christ%27s%20Love%20Throughout%20History aidrussia.org]</ref> [[Republic of Karelia|Karelia]], [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic]]) was a [[Georgian Byzantine-Rite Catholics|Georgian Greek Catholic]] [[Catholic priest|priest]] and a [[Christian martyrs|martyr]] during [[Joseph Stalin]]'s [[Great Purge]]. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Batmanishvili was born in 1885 in [[Akhaltsikhe]], in the Tbilisi administration of the Russian Empire (today in [[Georgia (country)|Georgia)]].<ref> |
Batmanishvili was born in 1885 in [[Akhaltsikhe]], in the Tbilisi administration of the Russian Empire (today in [[Georgia (country)|Georgia)]].<ref name=Dzwonkowski>Dzwonkowski, Roman (1998). Losy duchowieństwa katolickiego w ZSSR 1917-1939: martyrologium (in Polish). Towarzystwo Naukowe Katolickiego Uniwersytetu Lubelskiego. pp. 153, 579. {{ISBN|9788386668670}}.</ref><ref name="Kniga pamiati">Чаплицкий, Бронислав; Осипова, Ирина Ивановна (2000). Книга памяти: мартиролог Католической церкви в СССР (Kniga pamiati: martirolog Katolicheskoi tserkvi v SSSR) (in Russian). Серебряные нити (Serebrianye niti). p. 19).</ref> He studied at the Seminary of [[Constantinople]] and later [[Theology|theology]] in [[Rome]], being [[Holy orders|ordained a priest]] in 1912.<ref name=Dzwonkowski/><ref name="Kniga pamiati"/> He initially exercised his ministry at [[Kutaisi]] and Akhaltsikhe, and from 1922 he was superior of the Servites of the Immaculate Conception monastery in Constantinople.<ref name=Dzwonkowski/><ref name="Kniga pamiati"/> |
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In 1925 Batmanishvili was received by [[Pope Pius XI]], along with a group of Eastern Catholic priests, and was appointed [[Apostolic Administrator]] (some sources indicate that he was appointed [[Exarch]]) for the [[Georgian Byzantine-Rite Catholics|Georgian Catholics of the Byzantine rite]].<ref |
In 1925 Batmanishvili was received by [[Pope Pius XI]], along with a group of Eastern Catholic priests, and was appointed [[Apostolic Administrator]] (some sources indicate that he was appointed [[Exarch]]) for the [[Georgian Byzantine-Rite Catholics|Georgian Catholics of the Byzantine rite]].<ref name=Dzwonkowski/><ref name="Kniga pamiati"/> |
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On 16 October 1927 Batmanishvili was arrested in Tbilisi<ref |
On 16 October 1927 Batmanishvili was arrested in Tbilisi<ref name=Dzwonkowski/> and on 16 January 1928 he was sentenced to ten years of hard labor without the possibility of amnesty, under Articles 58-6 and 58-12 of the penal code of the RSFSR, and was sent to the field of Solovki, where he arrived on February 12.<ref name=Dzwonkowski/><ref name="Kniga pamiati"/> |
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In July 1932 he was accused of anti-Soviet agitation, holding liturgies and religious rituals, and transmitting information abroad on the situation of Catholics in the USSR. As a result he was isolated from the rest of the prisoners.<ref |
In July 1932 he was accused of anti-Soviet agitation, holding liturgies and religious rituals, and transmitting information abroad on the situation of Catholics in the USSR. As a result he was isolated from the rest of the prisoners.<ref name="Kniga pamiati"/> In May 1935 Batmanishvili was transferred to work on the Kirov railway, and in June 1936 he returned to Solovki. On 14 October 1937 he was sentenced to death by the Directorate of the [[NKVD]]<ref name=Dzwonkowski/> and executed on November 1 of that year in Medvezhegorsk.<ref name=Dzwonkowski/><ref name="Kniga pamiati"/><ref>Riccardi, Andrea (2000). The secular of martyrdom (in Italian). A. Mondadori. p. 52. {{ISBN|9788804476870}}.</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 10:57, 11 May 2020
Shio Batmanishvili | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | Shio Batmanishvili 1885 |
| Died | 1 November 1937 |
| Nationality | Georgian |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Georgian Catholic Church |
| Ordination | 1912 |
| Military service | |
| Rank | Priest |
Shio Batmanishvili[1] (in Georgian: შიო ბათმანიშვილი, born in 1885 in Akhaltsikhe, Russian Empire – November 1, 1937,[2] Karelia, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic) was a Georgian Greek Catholic priest and a martyr during Joseph Stalin's Great Purge.
Biography
Batmanishvili was born in 1885 in Akhaltsikhe, in the Tbilisi administration of the Russian Empire (today in Georgia).[3][4] He studied at the Seminary of Constantinople and later theology in Rome, being ordained a priest in 1912.[3][4] He initially exercised his ministry at Kutaisi and Akhaltsikhe, and from 1922 he was superior of the Servites of the Immaculate Conception monastery in Constantinople.[3][4]
In 1925 Batmanishvili was received by Pope Pius XI, along with a group of Eastern Catholic priests, and was appointed Apostolic Administrator (some sources indicate that he was appointed Exarch) for the Georgian Catholics of the Byzantine rite.[3][4]
On 16 October 1927 Batmanishvili was arrested in Tbilisi[3] and on 16 January 1928 he was sentenced to ten years of hard labor without the possibility of amnesty, under Articles 58-6 and 58-12 of the penal code of the RSFSR, and was sent to the field of Solovki, where he arrived on February 12.[3][4] In July 1932 he was accused of anti-Soviet agitation, holding liturgies and religious rituals, and transmitting information abroad on the situation of Catholics in the USSR. As a result he was isolated from the rest of the prisoners.[4] In May 1935 Batmanishvili was transferred to work on the Kirov railway, and in June 1936 he returned to Solovki. On 14 October 1937 he was sentenced to death by the Directorate of the NKVD[3] and executed on November 1 of that year in Medvezhegorsk.[3][4][5]
References
- ^ Also Szijo Batmaniszwili, Sio Batmanisvili, Šio Batmanišvili, Chio Batmanisvili, Шио Батманишвили. Also cited as Batmalashvili, in which it appears to be a transcription error.
- ^ aidrussia.org
- ^ a b c d e f g h Dzwonkowski, Roman (1998). Losy duchowieństwa katolickiego w ZSSR 1917-1939: martyrologium (in Polish). Towarzystwo Naukowe Katolickiego Uniwersytetu Lubelskiego. pp. 153, 579. ISBN 9788386668670.
- ^ a b c d e f g Чаплицкий, Бронислав; Осипова, Ирина Ивановна (2000). Книга памяти: мартиролог Католической церкви в СССР (Kniga pamiati: martirolog Katolicheskoi tserkvi v SSSR) (in Russian). Серебряные нити (Serebrianye niti). p. 19).
- ^ Riccardi, Andrea (2000). The secular of martyrdom (in Italian). A. Mondadori. p. 52. ISBN 9788804476870.