New Catholic Dictionary – Saint Andrew Bobola

Jul 292012
 

[Saint Andrew Bobola]
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Jesuit martyr, born Sandomir, Poland, 1590; died Janow, 1657. He was superior at Bobruisk, where he distinguished himself during the plague. His success in converting schismatics, in the Lithuanian mission, led to his torture and martyrdom by the Cossacks. Feast, Russia, Galicia, and Posnania, 16 May; in Poland, 21 February.

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  • “Saint Andrew Bobola”. New Catholic Dictionary. Saints.SQPN.com. 29 July 2012. Web. 22 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/new-catholic-dictionary-saint-andrew-bobola/>