Feast May 12
Saint Leopold Mandić
Religious, patron of Cancer sufferers · Feast May 12
Biography
Leopold Bogdan Mandić [Mandich], OFMCap was a Croatian Capuchin friar and Catholic priest, who suffered from disabilities that would plague his speech and stature. He developed tremendous spiritual strength in spite of his disabilities and became extremely popular in his ministry as a confessor, often spending 12–15 hours in the confessional.
Feast day
May 12
Patronage
- Cancer sufferers
Birth date
1866-05-12
Death date
1942-07-30
Canonization status
Canonized
Canonization date
16 October 1983
Canonized by
Pope John Paul II
Feast month
5
Wikidata qid
Q733433
Feast day of month
12