Saint Jan Sarkander
Also known as: John Sarkander; Johannes Sarkander; Martyr of the Confessional
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
March 17
Born
December 20, 1576
Died
March 1, 17
Canonized
Sunday 21 May 1995 by Pope John Paul II at Olomouc, Czech Republic
Beatified
6 May 1860 by Pope Blessed Pius IX at Rome, Italy
Biography
Saint Jan Sarkander, also known as John Sarkander, was born on 20 December 1576 in Skotschau (Skoczow), Austrian Silesia (now in modern-day Poland). He lived during a tumultuous time in history, marked by the chaos and conflict of the Protestant Reformation. Jan's father, Georg Mathias Sarkander, passed away when he was young, and his family relocated to Pribor....
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