Historical FigureMale
Ondřej Bobola
1591 – 1657
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryAndrew Bobola, SJ was a Polish missionary and martyr of the Society of Jesus, known as the "Apostle of Lithuania" and the "hunter of souls". He was beaten and tortured to death during the Khmelnytsky Uprising. He was canonized in 1938 by Pope Pius XI.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
November 30, 1591
Strachocina
Date of death
May 16, 1657
Ivanava
Citizenship
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Occupations & fields
Catholic priestmissionarypreacherreligious
Awards & honours
Cross of Independence
- Field and occupation
- polský katolický duchovní, člen řádu jezuitů, misionář. Kanonizován v roce 1938
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