Blessed Michal Giedroyc - Catholic Blessed

Blessed Michal Giedroyc

Also known as: Michael Giedroyc; Mykolas Giedraitis

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

4-May

Born

C.1425 in Giedraiciai (Giedrojcie), Moletu rajonas, Lithuania

Died

4 May 1485 in Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland of natural causes; buried at the church of Saint Mark in Kraków

Beatified

Relics elevated and enshrined in 1624; modern beatification process started in 2001; on 7 November 2018 Pope Francis promulgated a decree of heroic virtues, cultus confirmation and, thus, equipollent beatification for Blessed Michal

Biography

Blessed Michal Giedroyc, also known as Michael Giedroyc or Mykolas Giedraitis, was born into the nobility in Giedraiciai (Giedrojcie), Moletu rajonas, Lithuania, around the year 1425. Despite being born with a number of birth defects, including dwarfism and the use of only one foot, Michal's life was marked by exceptional talent and devotion.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Beatified0007-11-01 by Relics elevated and enshrined in 1624; modern beatification process started in 2001; on 7 November 2018 Pope Francis promulgated a decree of heroic virtues, cultus confirmation and, thus, equipollent beatification for Blessed Michal