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Blessed Michal Sopocko
Blessed Michal Sopocko

Blessed Michał Sopoćko

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

15-Feb

Born

1 November 1888 in Juszewszczyzna, Ashmyany, Poland

Died

15 February 1975 in Bialystock, Poland of natural causes; buried in Bialystock; re-interred in the Church of Divine Mercy in Bialostoczek, Poland in 1988

Beatified

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

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.

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