Albert Chmielowski


Albert Chmielowski

Religious
BornAdam Hilary Bernard Chmielowski
20 August 1845
Igołomia, Małopolskie, Congress Poland
Died25 December 1916(1916-12-25) (aged 71)
Kraków, Kingdom of Poland
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified22 June 1983, Kraków, Poland by Pope John Paul II
Canonized12 November 1989, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II
Feast17 June[1]
Patronage

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]

  1. ^ St. Albert Chmielowski: The Painter Who Became an Advocate for the Poor
  2. ^ a b c "17 June: St. Albert Chmielowski". UCAN. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Saint Albert Chmielowski". Saints SQPN. 23 January 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2012.

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