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Vladimir Ghika

Vladimir Ghika (1873–1954) was a Romanian presbyter, diplomat and priest.

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("Paray-le-Monial, Saône-et-Loire, 26/3/17, ceremony of the Allied banners, prince Ghika is carrying the emblazoned banner of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of Romania"). Ghika, a Romanian aristocrat and convert to Roman Catholicism, was a lay apostle in Villejuif during World War I. Later ordained and returning to Romania for missionary work, he died in 1954, as a political prisoner of the communist r

Agence Rol · Bibliothèque nationale de France · Public domain

Biography

Born at Constantinople in 1873, died in Jilava prison in 1954.

The recorded working language is French and Romanian.

Positions recorded include protonotary apostolic.

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  • Constantinople

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  • Jilava prison

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