Pope proclaims 2 new saints in canonization Mass
[Pope proclaims 2 new saints in canonization Mass
Breitbart Vatican City AP]
"Pope Francis has proclaimed two new saints: a Lutheran convert who hid Jews
during World War II and the Polish founder of the first men’s religious order
dedicated to the immaculate conception.
Francis called Swedish-born Elizabeth Hesselblad and
Stanislaus Papczynski “exemplary witnesses to this mystery of resurrection”
during the canonization Mass on Sunday in St. Peter’s Square.
Hesselblad saved the lives of several Jewish families
by hiding them in the Roman convent where she was superior. She is Sweden’s
second saint in 625 years, following Saint Bridget, who was canonized in 1391.
Stanislaus of Jesus and Mary, as he is known,
supported hospitals and shelters for the poor in the 17th Century. His crowning
achievement was founding the order of Marian Fathers, which preached the cult of
Holy Mary."
Pope proclaims 2 new saints in canonization Mass
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