Feast July 18
Saint Szymon of Lipnica
Religious · Feast July 18
Biography
Szymon of Lipnica was a Polish catholic priest and a professed member from the Order of Friars Minor. He became a sought after and noted preacher and took as his preaching inspiration Saint Bernardine of Siena and also was a strong proponent of popular devotions that he worked to spread.
Feast day
July 18
Birth date
c. 1437
Death date
18 July 1482 (aged 45)
Canonization status
Canonized
Canonization date
3 June 2007
Canonized by
Pope Benedict XVI
Feast month
7
Wikidata qid
Q1377142
Feast day of month
18