Andrew Bobola
Polish Catholic priest and saint (1591–1657) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Andrew Bobola, SJ (Polish: Andrzej Bobola; 1591 – 16 May 1657) was a Polish missionary and martyr of the Society of Jesus, known as the Apostle of Lithuania and the "hunter of souls".[1] He was beaten and tortured to death during the Khmelnytsky Uprising. He was canonized in 1938 by Pope Pius XI.
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Andrew Bobola | |
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Martyr of Poland | |
Born | 1591 Strachocina, Sandomir Palatine, Lesser Poland, Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. |
Died | 16 May 1657 Janów, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
Venerated in | Roman Catholicism |
Beatified | 30 October 1853, Rome, Papal States by Pope Pius IX |
Canonized | 17 April 1938, Vatican City by Pope Pius XI |
Major shrine | Shrine of Saint Andrew Bobola, Warsaw, Poland |
Feast | 16 May |
Patronage | Poland; Archdiocese of Warsaw |
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