3). This imposing-looking person is Blessed Theodore Romzha.
He is a Byzantine Catholic martyr. He was martyred by the KGB, poisoned by a KGB agent disguised as a nurse in point of fact, and beatified by Pope Saint John Paul II. You can read his whole story here. I just discovered him through going to the local Byzantine church, and he’s quickly become one of my best saint friends; my daughter stuck his holy card to our icon wall with stickers before I could stop her. I also think he looks like Manos the Hands of Fate. Speaking of which…
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