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Friday, July 17
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Blessed Pavol Gojdic
Ruské Peklany, Prešov, Slovak Republic
Blessed Pavol Gojdic, also known as Pavel Peter Gojdic or Peter Gojdic, was born on 17 July 1888 in Ruské Peklany, Prešov, Slovak Republic. He was the son of Štefan Gojdic, a Greek-Catholic priest, and Anna Gerberyová.
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