Andrew Bobola | |
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| Martyr of Poland | |
| Born | 1591 Strachocina, Sandomir Palatine, Lesser Poland, Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. |
| Died | 16 May 1657 Janów, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholicism |
| Beatified | 30 October 1853, Rome, Papal States by Pope Pius IX |
| Canonized | 17 April 1938, Vatican City by Pope Pius XI |
| Major shrine | Shrine of Saint Andrew Bobola, Warsaw, Poland |
| Feast | 16 May |
| Patronage | Poland; Archdiocese of Warsaw |
Andrew Bobola, SJ (Polish: Andrzej Bobola; 1591 – 16 May 1657) was a Polish missionary and martyr of the Society of Jesus, known as the Apostle of Lithuania and the "hunter of souls".[1] He was beaten and tortured to death during the Khmelnytsky Uprising. He was canonized in 1938 by Pope Pius XI.
- ^ Merrick, David Andrew (1891). Saints of the Society of Jesus: With a sketch of the Society. William H. Sadlier. p. 16.