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Vladimir Ghika or Ghica (December 25 1873 in Constantinople now Istanbul Turkey; May 16 1954 in Jilava Bucharest in Romania) was a Romanian diplomat and essayist who after his conversion from Romanian Orthodoxy to Roman Catholicism became a priest dying in prison after his arrest by the Communist regime. He was a member of the princely Ghica family which ruled Moldavia and Wallachia from the 17th to the 19th century.

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beatified by
Cardinal (Catholicism), Salesians of Don Bosco, Pope Francis
beatified date
2013-08-31
beatified place
Romania, Bucharest
birth date
1873-12-25
birth place
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
death date
1954-05-16, 1954-06-16
death place
Socialist Republic of Romania, Jilava, Bucharest
major shrine
Romania, Bucharest
title
Priest Bi-Ritual Priest Prince
venerated in
Eastern Catholic Churches, Catholic Church

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