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Albert Chmielowski
Polish noble and saint / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Albert Chmielowski (20 August 1845 – 25 December 1916) - born Adam Hilary Bernard Chmielowski - was a Polish Franciscan tertiary, painter, disabled veteran of the Uprising of 1863, and founder of both the Albertine Brothers and Albertine Sisters servants of the homeless and destitute.[3][2]
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Born | Adam Hilary Bernard Chmielowski 20 August 1845 Igołomia, Małopolskie, Congress Poland |
Died | 25 December 1916(1916-12-25) (aged 71) Kraków, Kingdom of Poland |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 22 June 1983, Kraków, Poland by Pope John Paul II |
Canonized | 12 November 1989, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II |
Feast | 17 June[1] |
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