1. Hryhoriy Yakhymovych was the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, and a leading figure in the Ukrainian National Revival, from 1860 until his death in 1863.
11 Facts About Hryhoriy Yakhymovych
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Hryhoriy Yakhymovych went to school in Lemberg, which had since been incorporated into the Austrian Empire, and was ordained on 14 September 1816.
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Hryhoriy Yakhymovych would go on to earn doctorates in theology, philosophy, and the liberals arts from the institute.
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Hryhoriy Yakhymovych returned to Galicia in 1819, working as the head of the Department of Religion at the newly reopened University of Lemberg.
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Hryhoriy Yakhymovych continued to work at the university for most of his life, and was a professor of pedagogy from 1825, and a professor of theology from 1837.
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Hryhoriy Yakhymovych was selected on 5 September 1859 and confirmed as the Metropolitan of Lemberg on 23 March 1860, which made him the primate of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.
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Hryhoriy Yakhymovych served rector of the University of Lemberg from 1860 to 1861.
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Hryhoriy Yakhymovych suddenly died in Lemberg on 29 April 1863.
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Hryhoriy Yakhymovych was one of the leading figures of the Ukrainian National Revival in the mid 19th century.
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Hryhoriy Yakhymovych took part in the Council of Ruthenian Scientists, and advocated for use of the Ukrainian language in schools and in churches.
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Hryhoriy Yakhymovych was sometimes called the "Spiritual ruler of the Ukrainian state".