Blessed James of Strepar

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1 June
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Polish nobility. Franciscan. Guardian of the Franciscan friary in Lvov. Defended mendicant friars from attacks by secular clergy. Vicar-general of Franciscan missions in western Russia. Archbishop of Halicz, Gallicia in 1392. Built religious houses, schools, hospitals and churches, and brought Polish priests to his diocese.
Born
c.1350 in Galicia, Poland
Died
1 June 1411 at Lvov of natural causes
Beatified
1791 (cultus confirmed)
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