Bobola, Saint Andrew

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• Andrew Bobola, Saint — • Polish Jesuit priest and missionary, martyred in 1657 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Andrew Bobola — Infobox Saint name=Saint Andrew Bobola birth date=1591 death date=16 May 1657 feast day=May 16 venerated in=Roman Catholicism imagesize=205px caption= birth place=Strachocina, Poland. death place=Janów Poleski, Poland titles=Martyr of Poland… …   Wikipedia

• Invicti Athletae — (May 16, 1957) is an encyclical of Pope Pius XII to the Polish bishops and faithful on the 300th anniversary of the martyrdom of Saint Andrew Bobola. Background Andrzej or Andrew Bobola was a Polish national hero. In 1657, he was brutally slain… …   Wikipedia

• Strachocina — Infobox Settlement official name = Strachocina other name = native name = nickname = settlement type = Village motto = imagesize = 250px image caption = flag size = image seal size = image shield = shield size = city citylogo size = mapsize = map …   Wikipedia

• List of Polish saints — The following is a list of Roman Catholic Saints who are considered to be Polish , Although not all of these saints are native born Poles.*1. Saint Adalbert, Św. Wojciech bishop, martyr, (997) *2. The Five Holy Martyrs of Miedzyrzecz (Sts. Izaak …   Wikipedia

• Name days in Croatia — In Croatia, a name day (Croatian: imendan) is a day corresponding to a date in the Catholic calendar when the respective saint s day is celebrated. Even though celebration of the name day is less usual than celebrating birthday, the name day is… …   Wikipedia

• The Incorruptibles — The Incorruptibles: A Study of the Incorruption of the Bodies of Various Catholic Saints and Beati is a book by Joan Carroll Cruz, OCDS, published in 1977. It provides brief biographies for over a hundred Catholic saints and beati whose bodies… …   Wikipedia

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• Incorruptibility — The body of Saint Virginia Centurione, found to be incorrupt by the Catholic Church. Incorruptibility is a Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox believe that supernatural (or Godly) intervention allows some human bodies (specifically saints) to… …   Wikipedia

• List of Jesuits — This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. Íñigo López de Loyola, recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church, founded the Society of Jesus in 1534 …   Wikipedia