Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos
Also known as: Father Seelos; Francesco Saverio Seelos; Franz Xaver Seelos
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
October 5
Born
January 11, 1819
Died
October 4, 1867
Beatified
9 April 2000 by Pope John Paul II at Rome, Italy
Biography
Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, also known as Father Seelos, Francesco Saverio Seelos, or Franz Xaver Seelos, was born on 11 January 1819 in Füssen, Bavaria, Germany. He was one of twelve children born to Mang and Frances Schwarzenbach Seelos and was named in honor of Saint Francis Xavier. Raised in a devout Catholic family, Francis demonstrated a strong desire to become a priest from an early age.
Cause for Canonization
Beatified
Beatified2000-04-09 by 9 April 2000 by Pope John Paul II at Rome, Italy; responsible for the miraculous healing from inoperable liver cancer of Angela Boudreaux in 1966
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