Archive for May 4, 2020
Bl. Michal Giedroyc
Born: c. 1425 Giedraičiai, Grand Duchy of Lithuania Died: 4 May 1485 in Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland of natural causes• buried at the church of Saint Mark in Kraków Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 7 November 2018, Apostolic Palace, Vatican City by Pope Francis Feast: 4 May Patronage: Sick and disabled Sacristans, Pontifical University of John […]
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Bl. Ladislas of Gielniów
Born: c. 1440 Gniezno, Kingdom of Poland Died: 4 May 1505 of natural causes Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 11 February 1750, Saint Peter’s Basilica, Papal States by Pope Benedict XIV Feast: 4 May, 25 September (Poland) Patronage: Lithuania (chosen in August 1753), Poland (chosen in August 1753), Galicia (eastern Europe), Warsaw, Poland (chosen […]
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St. Florian of Lorch
Born: 250 AD Aelium Cetium (present-day Sankt Pölten, Austria), Roman Empire Died: scourged, flayed alive, a stone tied to his neck, and dumped into a river c.304, body later retrieved by Christians and buried at an Augustinian monastery near Lorch. Relics translated to Rome in 1138• part of the relics given to King Casimir of Poland and […]
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