Jan Sarkander
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 404 years ago |
Date of birth | December 20,1576 |
Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
Born | Skoczow |
Poland | |
Date of died | March 17,1620 |
Died | Olomouc |
Czechia | |
Patronage | Moravia |
Beatified | May 6, 1860 |
Canonized | 21 May 1995 |
Olomouc | |
Czech Republic | |
Pope John Paul II | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 736119 |
Jan Sarkander Life story
Saint Jan Sarkander was a Polish-Czech Roman Catholic priest. Sarkander was married for a short period of time before he became widowed and pursued a path to the priesthood where he became active in the defense of the faith during a period of anti-Catholic sentiment and conflict.