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Jan Wojciech Balicki
Jan Wojciech Balicki (25 January 1869 – 15 March 1948) was a Polish people, Polish Roman Catholic Church, Roman Catholic priest who served as a confessor and Spiritual direction, spiritual director to seminarians in Poland around the time of World War II; he also acted in various leadership positions in the education of new priests and was noted for his intellectual gifts. He was beatified during the apostolic visit of Pope John Paul II to Poland on 18 August 2002. The pope - before his pontifical elevation - had even written to Pope Paul VI in 1975 beseeching the latter to hold Balicki up as a model for priests of the modern era. Life Jan Wojciech Balicki was born in 1869 in Rzeszów to Mikołaja Balicki. During his childhood he underwent studies at school in Rzeszow from 1876 to 1888. He commenced his studies for the priesthood in September 1888. He was ordained to the priesthood on 20 July 1892 and was then positioned in Polna where he was stationed for fifteen months - gar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beatification
Beatification (from Latin ''beatus'', "blessed" and ''facere'', "to make”) is a recognition accorded by the Catholic Church of a deceased person's entrance into Heaven and capacity to intercede on behalf of individuals who pray in their name. ''Beati'' is the plural form, referring to those who have undergone the process of beatification; they possess the title of "Blessed" (abbreviation "Bl.") before their names and are often referred to in English as "a Blessed" or, plurally, "Blesseds". History Local bishops had the power of beatifying until 1634, when Pope Urban VIII, in the apostolic constitution ''Cœlestis Jerusalem'' of 6 July, reserved the power of beatifying to the Holy See. Since the reforms of 1983, as a rule, one miracle must be confirmed to have taken place through the intercession of the person to be beatified. Miracles are almost always unexplainable medical healings, and are scientifically investigated by commissions comprising physicians and theologia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
