Blessed Edmund Bojanowski | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | 14 November 1814 Grabonóg, Piaski, Gostyń, Duchy of Warsaw |
| Died | 7 August 1871 (aged 56) Górka Duchowna, Lipno, Leszno, Congress Poland |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 13 June 1999, Warsaw, Poland by Pope John Paul II |
| Feast | 7 August |
Edmund Bojanowski (14 November 1814 - 7 August 1871) was a Polish Roman Catholic and the founder of four separate religious congregations.[1][2] He studied art and literature during his education in Breslau and Berlin before distinguishing himself during a cholera epidemic in which he tended to the ill. Bojanowski founded several orphanages and libraries for the poor and even worked in them to provide for those people.[2] But his main desire was to enter the priesthood: ill health blocked this once and his own death prevented his second attempt after his deteriorating health forced him to stop his ecclesial studies.[1][3]
His beatification cause opened decades after his death and culminated on 13 June 1999 after Pope John Paul II beatified him in Warsaw on the occasion of his apostolic visit to the nation.[1][2]
- ^ a b c "Blessed Edmund Bojanowsi". Saints SQPN. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ a b c "Blessed Edmund Bojanowski". Santi e Beati. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ Carole Breslin (4 August 2015). "Catholic Heroes ... Blessed Edmund Bojanowski". The Wanderer Press. Retrieved 17 December 2017.