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Maria Michał Kowalski
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Jan Kowalski, later known as Maria Michał Kowalski (27 December 1871 – 18 May 1942[6][lower-alpha 1]), was a Polish Roman Catholic diocesan priest who became a schismatic religious leader and controversial innovator. Following excommunication from his church, he was consecrated as a bishop in the Old Catholic Archdiocese of Utrecht, established the Old Catholic Church of the Mariavites in Poland, rose to be its archbishop and died a martyr. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Mariavite Church.
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Church | Old Catholic Church of the Mariavites |
In office | 1909–1935 |
Successor | Maria Izabela Wiłucka-Kowalska |
Other post(s) | 29 December 1929 in Old Catholic Mariavite Church Continued in Catholic Mariavite Church |
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Consecration | 5 October 1909 by Gerardus Gul |
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Born | Jan Kowalski (1871-12-27)27 December 1871[lower-alpha 1] |
Died | 18 May 1942(1942-05-18) (aged 70) Hartheim Euthanasia Centre, Alkoven, Ostmark (Austria) |
Buried | Nazi cremation |
Nationality | Russian, Polish |
Denomination | Roman Catholic (1871–1906[lower-alpha 2]) Mariavite (1906–1942[lower-alpha 3]) |
Parents | Jan and Katarzyna née Sitek |
Spouse | Maria Izabela Wiłucka-Kowalska[2] |
Children | Michael[3] |
Occupation | Bishop |
Alma mater | Warsaw diocesan seminary |
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Venerated in | Catholic Mariavite Church |
Canonized | 1942 by popular acclaim |
Shrines | Felicjanów, Płock County, Poland |
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