Franciszek Blachnicki
Franciszek Blachnicki Venerable | |
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Franciszek Blachnicki, 1980 | |
Born |
Rybnik, Second Republic of Poland | 24 March 1921
Died |
27 February 1987 65) Carlsberg, Germany | (aged
Nationality | Polish |
Occupation | Priest |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Franciszek Blachnicki (24 March 1921 – 27 February 1987)[1] was a Roman Catholic priest who started the Light-Life Movement (Światło-Życie).
Life
He was ordained to the priesthood on 25 June 1950.
The Roman Catholic Church has started the process of his beatification and on 30 September 2015 he was proclaimed to be Venerable after Pope Francis recognized that Blachnicki had lived a model Christian life of heroic virtue.
References
- ↑ "Franciszek Blachnicki" (in Polish). Encyklopedia PWN.
External links
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