The Catholic Church commemorates the martyrdom of Father Josif Papamihali on October 26

The Church remembers Father Josif Papamihali, a priest who died on October 26, 1948. According to Vatican News, the communist regime imprisoned the 36-year-old priest on various false charges.

Father Papamihali was sentenced to a slow death in the Maliq marshes, often referred to as the "Swamp of Death." He endured torture and struggled against water for approximately one year before dying from exhaustion and physical abuse.