Raphael Kalinowski

Raphael Kalinowski

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BIRTHDAY September 1, 1835
BIRTH SIGN Virgo
BIRTHPLACE Vilnius, Lithuania
AGE ? years old
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ABOUT RAPHAEL KALINOWSKI

Polish friar who founded many monasteries around Poland after the suppression by the Russians.

He joined the Imperial Russian Army in 1862 but quickly resigned to join the Polish insurrection.

He was a prisoner of war in Siberia for ten years due to his participation in the Polish resistance.

His father was a mathematics professor.

He was canonized by Pope John Paul II in 1991.