SAINT
saint-andrzej-bobola
A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
Andrew Bobola, SJ was a Polish missionary and martyr of the Society of Jesus, known as the "Apostle of Lithuania" and the "hunter of souls". He was beaten and tortured to death during the Khmelnytsky Uprising. He was canonized in 1938 by Pope Pius XI.
feast Day
05-16
patronages
- Poland
- Archdiocese of Warsaw
birth Date
1591
death Date
16 May 1657
canonization Status
canonized
canonization Date
17 April 1938
canonized By
Pope Pius XI
feast Month
5
feast Day Of Month
16