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Saturday, August 29
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Blessed Dominik Jędrzejewski
Kowal, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
Blessed Dominik Jedrzejewski, also known as Dominik of Kowal, was a devoted Catholic priest who served in the diocese of Wloclawek, Poland. Born on August 4, 1886, in Kowal, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland, Dominik showed great piety and a deep sense of vocation from an early age.
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