Saint Melichar Grodecký
Also known as: Melichar Grodziecki; Melichar Grondech; Melchior…
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
September 7
Died
September 7, 1619
Canonized
2 July 1995 by Pope John Paul II
Beatified
15 January 1905 by Pope Pius X
Biography
Saint Melichar Grodecký, also known as Melichar Grodziecki, Melichar Grondech, and Melchior, was a Jesuit priest and missionary who lived during the 16th and 17th centuries. He was born around 1584 in Ceský Tešín, Karviná, in what is now the Czech Republic. As a young man, Melichar felt a calling to serve God and entered the Society of Jesus, commonly known as the Jesuits....
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