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Andrzej Bobola

Polish Jesuit, saint of the Catholic Church · Religious Figures · Lived 1591 to 1657 · aged 65

Andrew Bobola, SJ was a Polish missionary and martyr of the Society of Jesus, known as the "Apostle of Lithuania" and the "hunter of souls". He was beaten and tortured to death during the Khmelnytsky Uprising. He was canonized in 1938 by Pope Pius XI.

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Category
Religious Figures
Type
Religious Figure
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Deceased
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Lived 1591 to 1657 · aged 65