Blessed Michał Sopoćko
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
February 15
Born
November 1, 1888
Died
February 15, 1975
Beatified
28 September 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI
Venerated
20 December 2004 by Pope John Paul II (decree of heroic virtues)
Biography
Blessed Michał Sopoćko, also known as Father Michał, was born on November 1, 1888, in Juszewszczyzna, Ashmyany, Poland. He began his journey towards priesthood by studying at the seminary in Vilnius, Lithuania, in 1910. Four years later, in 1914, he was ordained as a priest.
Cause for Canonization
Beatified
Beatified2008-09-28 by 28 September 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI; beatification celebrated at the Square of the Sanctuary of the Divine Mercy in Bialystok, Poland by Cardinal Angelo Amato
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