The significance of the pious princes and martyrs St Borys and Hlib for us today
Date and time:
Monday 12 January, 2015
19:00 - 20:30
Location:
Ukrainian Institute London
79 Holland Park
London
W11 3SW
We are delighted to invite you to the talk: “The heritage of the first saints of Rus-Ukraine: The significance of the pious princes and martyrs St Borys and Hlib for us today” by Bishop Borys Gudziak, President of the Ukrainian Catholic University. Bishop Borys, a prominent public authority in Ukraine, will share his insight and thoughts on the millennium of St Boris and Hlib.
This event will be held in Ukrainian.
FREE
Speaker
Bishop Borys Gudziak
Bishop Borys Gudziak, Ph.D., is the President of the Ukrainian Catholic University. He is a leading intellectual and historian globally recognised for his scholarly achievements and pastoral inspiration. Gudziak was born in 1960 in Syracuse, New York, the son of immigrants from Ukraine. In 1993 he was appointed Chairman of the Commission for the Renewal of the Lviv Theological Academy. From 1995 until 2000 he served as Vice-Rector of the Lviv Theological Academy, then as Rector from 2000 to 2002. In that year, he became Rector of the Ukrainian Catholic University, and in 2013 its President. He has penned articles in popular magazines, newspapers, commentary on political, cultural, and religious affairs. In 2012 he was appointed Bishop for Ukrainian Catholics in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxemburg, and Switzerland and presently is based in Paris.
