Blessed Ladislaus Findysz
Also known as: Wladyslaw Findysz
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
August 21
Born
December 13, 1907
Died
August 1, 21
Beatified
19 June 2005 by Pope Benedict XVI
Venerated
20 December 2004 by Pope John Paul II (decree of heroic virtues)
Biography
Blessed Ladislaus Findysz, born to pious peasant parents Stanislaus and Apollonia Rachwal in Poland, dedicated his life to the service of God and his people. Educated initially by the Felician Sisters, he joined the Marian Solidarity as a young student and entered the major seminary in Przemysł in the autumn of 1927, where he was spiritually
Cause for Canonization
Beatified
Beatified2005-06-19 by 19 June 2005 by Pope Benedict XVI; recognition celebrated by Cardinal Jozef Glemp in Pilsudski Square, Warsaw, Poland; the Cause for canonization began on 27 June 2000, the first Cause from the diocese of Rzeszów; beatification approved on 20 December 2004 by Pope John Paul II; first successful cause for beatification of a martyr of the Communist persecution in Poland; recognition originally scheduled for 24 April 2005, but delayed due to the death of Pope John Paul II
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