Ivan Deubner (1873–1936) was a

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priest of

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who converted to the

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of Byzantine rite. In 1903 Deubner was ordained a Russian Catholic priest and celebrated

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underground until 1917 in

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when the Russian Byzantine Rite Catholic Church was legalized temporarily. The Russian Catholic Church had been illegal under the Tsar's Orthodox rule of Russia, but was temporarily legalized under the

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s. The first synod of this church took place and Deubner took part with seven other Ukrainian and Russian Catholic priests of Byzantine roots under the leadership of Ukrainian Metropolitan

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. After legalization, he had a real participation inside of his church until his arrest by the Soviet government in 1923. Father Deubner was killed by a criminal in exile on 12 November 1936.

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The Historical Destiny Of The Russian Catholic Tradition Of The Byzantine Rite 1917 - 1991

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