Vladimir Ghika | |
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 Ghika on a 2018 stamp issued in Romania. | |
| Martyr | |
| Born | 25 December 1873 Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (modern-day Istanbul, Turkey) |
| Died | 16 May 1954 (aged 80) Jilava Prison, București Region, Romanian People's Republic (modern-day Romania) |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Catholic Churches |
| Beatified | 21 August 2013, Bucharest, Romania by Cardinal Angelo Amato, representing Pope Francis |
| Major shrine | St. Basil's Greek Catholic Church, Bucharest, Romania |
| Feast | 16 May |
Vladimir Ghika (or Ghica) (25 December 1873 – 16 May 1954) was a Romanian diplomat and essayist who, after his conversion from Romanian Orthodoxy became a priest of the Catholic Church. He was a member of the princely Ghica family, which ruled Moldavia and Wallachia at various times from the 17th to the 19th century. He died in prison in May 1954 after his arrest by the Communist regime of Romania.