Raphael Kalinowski


Raphael of St. Joseph Kalinowski

OCD
Photograph of Saint Rafał of St. Joseph taken on 30 March 1897
BornJózef Kalinowski
(1835-09-01)1 September 1835
Vilnius, Russian Empire
Died15 November 1907(1907-11-15) (aged 72)
Wadowice, Austria-Hungary
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified22 June 1983, Kraków by Pope John Paul II
Canonized17 November 1991, St. Peter's Basilica by Pope John Paul II
Feast19 November

Raphael of St. Joseph Kalinowski OCD (Polish: Józef Kalinowski, Lithuanian: Rapolas Kalinauskas; religious name: Raphael of Saint Joseph; 1 September 1835 – 15 November 1907) was a Polish Discalced Carmelite friar. He was a teacher, engineer, prisoner of war, royal tutor, and priest, who founded many Carmelite convents around Poland after their suppression by the Russians. Kalinowski was canonized by Pope John Paul II in 1991.


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