Albert Chmielowski | |
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Born | Adam Hilary Bernard Chmielowski 20 August 1845 Igołomia, Małopolskie, Congress Poland |
Died | 25 December 1916 Kraków, Kingdom of Poland | (aged 71)
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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Albert Chmielowski (20 August 1845 – 25 December 1916) - born Adam Hilary Bernard Chmielowski - was a Polish Franciscan tertiary, painter, and disabled veteran of the Uprising of 1863. He was founder of both the Albertine Brothers and Albertine Sisters who are servants of the homeless and destitute.[3][2]