Back زيجمونت جورازدوفسكى ARZ Zygmunt Gorazdowski Czech Sigismund Gorazdowski German Zygmunt Gorazdowski Spanish Sigismond Gorazdowski French Zigmund Gorazdowski Croatian Zygmunt Gorazdowski Hungarian Sigismondo Gorazdowski Italian Zygmunt Gorazdowski Dutch Zygmunt Gorazdowski Polish
Zygmunt Gorazdowski | |
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| Born | 1 November 1845 Sanok, Podkarpackie, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austria-Hungary (now Poland) |
| Died | 1 January 1920 (aged 74) Lwów, Republic of Poland (now Lviv, Ukraine) |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 26 June 2001, Lviv Hippodrome, Ukraine by Pope John Paul II |
| Canonized | 23 October 2005, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope Benedict XVI |
| Major shrine | Saint Giles Church, Wrocław, Poland |
| Feast | 1 January |
| Attributes | Priest's attire |
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Zygmunt Gorazdowski (1 November 1845 – 1 January 1920) was a Polish Roman Catholic priest and the founder of the Sisters of Saint Joseph.[1][2] Gorazdowski suffered from tuberculosis during his childhood which impeded his studies for the priesthood in what required him to take time off in order to recover before he could be ordained.[2] Once he was ordained he served in various parishes while setting up homes for orphans and single mothers as well as hospices and other establishments for a range of people; he was a prolific writer of catechism and other religious notes for the benefit of his flock.[3][4]
The cause for his canonization opened on 1 June 1989 and he became titled as a Servant of God at the onset of the cause; the confirmation of his model life of heroic virtue allowed for him to be titled as Venerable while Pope John Paul II beatified him on his visit to Ukraine on 26 June 2001. Pope Benedict XVI later canonized him as a saint on 23 October 2005 in Saint Peter's Square.[4]
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- ^ a b "St. Zygmunt has a Cheap Eating House". The Compass. 7 January 2010. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "Saint of the Month". Spirituality for Today. June 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ a b "San Sigismund Gorazdowski". Santi e Beati. Retrieved 4 April 2017.