Saint Zygmunt Gorazdowski

Also known as: Zigmund Horazdowski
Memorial: 1 January
Profile: Roman Catholic in an area predominantly Greek Catholic. Suffered with respiratory problems all his life. Studied law for two years, but quit to enter the seminary at Lviv. Ordained in 1871. Senior priest of the parish of Saint Nicholas, Lviv, Ukraine.

Organized The Affordable Public House and The House for Workers, shelters for the poor, hungry, and homeless. Built a dormitory for poor students of a teacher's college so they could concentrate on study. Founded The House of the Child Jesus, a shelter for abandoned children and single mothers and their children. Founded a convent for the Sister of Mercy of Saint Joseph in 1884 so the sisters could help with these organizations; their mission was to work in boarding schools, and to care for the aged and sick Wrote catechisms and other educational works.

Today the Sisters continue their work in Poland, France, Germany, Italy, Brazil, Congo, and Cameroon.
Born: 1 November 1845 at Sanok, Poland
Died: 1 January 1920 at Lviv, Ukraine
Beatified: 26 June 2001 by Pope John Paul II at Ukraine
Canonized: 23 October 2005 by Pope Benedict XVI at Rome, Italy
Additional Information: Homily at Mass of beatification of Blessed Josef, by Pope John Paul II
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