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Saint for a Minute
Saint for a Minute
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Saint Andrew Zorard

Also known as: Andreas Zorard; Andrzej Swierad; Sverad; Svorad; Swierad; Swirad; Wszechrad; Zoerardus; Zoërard; Zurawek; Zórawek

Saint
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

July 17

Canonized

1085 by Pope Saint Gregory VII

Biography

Saint Andrew Zorard, also known as Andreas Zorard, Andrzej Swierad, Sverad, Svorad, Swierad, Swirad, Wszechrad, Zoerardus, Zoërard, Zurawek, or Zórawek, was a missionary hermit and monk who lived in the area of Olawa, Silesia, in modern-day Poland. He was born around 980 in Opatowiec, Poland, and his life was marked by an austere and contemplative spirituality....