Andrzej Bobola - duszpasterz i męczennik

Andrzej Bobola, pastor and martyr

Summary: The article describes the life of St. Andrew Bobola and the growing popular devotion to him. Born most likely on November 30, 1591 in Strachocin, he attended a Jesuit school in Braniewo. The school may have been a factor in his decision to enter the Society of Jesus on July 31, 1611. The Jesuit formation process lasted eleven years, following which St. Andrew became a priest and commenced his pastoral work in the village of Nieswiez and later the city of Wilno. He professed his religious vows on June 2, 1630 and went on to work in the town of Bobrujsk. He was murdered on May 16, 1657 in Janow near the town of Pinsk (Polesie Province). His remains were brought to Pinsk, placed in a simple coffin and laid to rest in the crypt of the Church of St. Stanislaus. Pilgrimages to the Martyr's grave became a steady phenomenon in approximately 1730. The first efforts to officially commence the beatification process were undertaken in 1711 by Porfiriusz Kulczycki, the Uniate Bishop of Pinsk-Turow. The actual beatification took place on October 30, 1853. Finally, the canonization of Andrew of Bobola occurred on April 17, 1938. s

Peregrinus Cracoviensis, 2010, z. 21, s. 73-86.

Instytut Geografii i Gospodarki Przestrzennej UJ

ISSN 1425-1922

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