St Jósef Bilczewski Biography, Feast Day, Date of Birth, Country of Birth, Profession, Place of Work, Date of Death, Place of Death, Beatification Date, Canonization Date
Jósef Bilczewski |
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Date of Birth | 26 April 1860 |
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Country of Birth | Austria of Europe |
Matrimony/Holy Orders | Saints who were Priests |
Profession | Priest, Professor, Archbishop |
Place of Work | Poland |
Date of Death | 20 March 1923 AD |
Place of Death | Lviv, Ukraine |
Feast Day | March 20 |
Beatification | Beatified by Pope John Paul II in Ukraine on 26 June 2001 |
Canonization | Canonized by Pope Benedict XVI at Rome, Italy on 23 October 2005 |
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St Jósef Bilczewski Biography
He was also known as:
- Giuseppe Bilczewski
- Joseph Bilczewski
- Jozef Bilczewski
- Yosyp Bil’chevs’kyi
St Jósef Bilczewski was born on 26 April 1860 AD at Wilamowice, Austria (modern Ukraine). He was the eldest of nine children in a peasant family. He was also a seminarian at Krakow, Poland. Jósef was ordained a priest on 6 July 1884 AD. He became the Doctor of theology at the University of Vienna, Austria in 1886 AD.
He Studied dogmatic theology and Christian archaeology in Rome, Italy and Paris, France. Was also the Professor of theology at the University of Lviv in 1891. Archbishop of Leopoli, Ukraine on 17 December 1900 AD.
Often intervened with civil authorities on behalf of Poles, Ukrainians and Jews. Jósef guided his flock during World War I (1914 AD to 1918AD), the Polish-Ukrainian War (1918–1919 AD), the Bolshevik invasion (1919–1920 AD), and the anti–Catholic terror started by the Communists. from 1918–1921 AD his archdiocese lost about 120 priests. He fought to protect everyone in his see, regardless of race or religion.
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