Saint Simon of Lipnicza
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- Also known as
- Szymon of Lipnica
- Memorial
- 18 July;
15 July or 30 July on some calendars
- Profile
- Simon early felt drawn to religious life.
After hearing a sermon by Saint John Capistran, he joined the Franciscan Friars Minors (Observants).
Priest.
Known as a powerful preacher.
Died tending the sick during a plague epidemic.
- Born
- c.1437 in Lipnica Murowana, Malopolskie, Poland
- Died
- 18 July 1482 in Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland during a plague epidemic
- Beatified
- 24 February 1685 (cultus confirmed) by Blessed Pope Innocent XI;
re-confirmed on 20 December 2005 by Pope Benedict XVI
- Canonized
- 3 June 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI at Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome, Italy
- Representation
- Franciscan giving food to a poor man
- Additional Information
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Kirken i Norge - norwegian
For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
15th-Century Franciscan to Be Canonized
- Print References
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Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints
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