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Szymon of Lipnica
Polish catholic priest (c. 1437–1482) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Szymon of Lipnica (c. 1437 – 18 July 1482) was a Polish catholic priest and a professed member from the Order of Friars Minor.[1] He became a sought after and noted preacher and took as his preaching inspiration Saint Bernardine of Siena and also was a strong proponent of popular devotions that he worked to spread.[2]
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Born | c. 1437 Lipnica Murowana, Małopolskie, Poland |
Died | 18 July 1482 (aged 45) Kraków, Poland |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 24 February 1685, Saint Peter's Basilica, Papal States by Pope Innocent XI |
Canonized | 3 June 2007, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope Benedict XVI |
Feast | 18 July |
His beatification was celebrated under Pope Innocent XI in 1685 after the pontiff confirmed the local and popular "cultus" to the late Franciscan while the cause reopened centuries later; Pope Benedict XVI confirmed his heroic virtue and named him as Venerable in 2006 and canonized him as a saint mere months later on 3 June 2007 in Saint Peter's Square upon the confirmation of a 1943 miracle attributed to his intercession.[3]