May 16

Saint Andrew Bobola

May 16th XVII century

Name
Andrew (Masculino)
Celebrate
People named Andrew use to celebrate 30-Nov:
Saint Andrew Apostle
Other saints
Other saints named Andrew
Born
November 30th 1591 en Sandomir, in current Poland
Dead
May 16th 1657 in Janow, in current Poland
Process
Celebration
May 16th
Religious
de la Compañía de Jesús
Janow, near Pinsk, next to the Pripet River, on the borders of Poland, saint Andrew Bobola, priest of the society of Jesus and martyr, who strove to form active by the union of Christians until, having been captured by Cossacks soldiers, gave gladly with his blood the Supreme testimony of faith dying beheaded the 16 may 1657. Roman martyrology