Melchior Grodziecki
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Melchior Grodziecki (c. 1582 – 7 September 1619) was a Silesian Jesuit priest. He is considered a martyr and saint by the Catholic Church. He was canonized in 1995 and is liturgically commemorated on 19 January.
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Saint Melchior Grodziecki | |
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Martyr and Saint | |
Born | c. 1582 Cieszyn |
Died | 7 September 1619 Kassa, Kingdom of Hungary (today Košice, Slovakia) |
Venerated in | Slovakia, Roman Catholic Church, Society of Jesus |
Beatified | 15 January 1905, Vatican City by Pope Pius X |
Canonized | 2 July 1995, Košice by Pope John Paul II |
Major shrine | Premonstratensian Church (Košice) |
Feast | 19 January |
Patronage | Archdiocese of Katowice, Diocese of Bielsko–Żywiec |
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