Bronisław Markiewicz
Polish Roman Catholic priest / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bronisław Markiewicz, SDB (13 July 1842 – 29 January 1912) was a Polish Roman Catholic priest and a professed member of the Salesians of Don Bosco. Markiewicz established the Congregation of Saint Michael the Archangel that devoted itself to the principles and teachings of John Bosco under the patronage of Saint Michael the Archangel.[1]
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Bronisław Markiewicz | |
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Priest | |
Born | (1842-07-13)13 July 1842 Pruchnik, Podkarpackie, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austrian Empire |
Died | 29 January 1912(1912-01-29) (aged 69) Miejsce Piastowe, Podkarpackie, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Cisleithania, Austria-Hungary |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 19 June 2005, Pilsudski Square, Warsaw, Poland by Cardinal Józef Glemp |
Feast | 29 January |
Attributes | Priest's cassock |
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His beatification was held in Poland on 19 June 2005 after Pope John Paul II acknowledged a miracle credited to him in 2004. Cardinal Józef Glemp presided over it on the behalf of Pope Benedict XVI.