Saint Joseph Sebastian Pelczar
Also known as: Jozef Sebastian Pelczar
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
March 28
Born
January 17, 1842
Died
March 28, 1924
Canonized
18 May 2003 by Pope John Paul II at the Vatican Basilica
Beatified
2 June 1991 by Pope John Paul II at Rzeszów, Poland
Biography
Saint Joseph Sebastian Pelczar, also known as Jozef Sebastian Pelczar, was born on 17 January 1842 in Korczyn bei Krosno, Poland. He was raised in a pious family and showed early signs of devotion to the Catholic faith. After completing his studies in Rzeszów, Pelczar entered the seminary at Przemysl in 1860. He was ordained as a priest on 17 July 1864 and soon after became a parish priest at Sambor....
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