Romanian priest beatified as a martyr 59 years after dying from cold and hunger in communist prison

17 Nov 2017

By The Record

Blessed Vladimir Ghika is pictured in an undated portrait. Blessed Ghika, who converted to Catholicism from Orthodoxy, was beatified as a martyr Aug. 31 in Romania, 59 years after dying from cold and hunger in a communist prison. (CNS photo/courtesy Archdiocese of Bucharest) (Sept. 4, 2013) See BEATIFY-GHIKA Sept. 3, 2013.