Raphael Kalinowski
Raphael Kalinowski (birth name Józef Kalinowski , religious name Raphael of St. Joseph ; born September 1, 1835 in Vilnius , Lithuania , † November 15, 1907 in Wadowice , Poland ) was a Polish Carmelite priest . He is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church .
Life
Kalinowski was the son of a professor. He joined the Imperial Russian Army , eventually became an officer and directed the construction of the railway line from Kursk to Odessa via Kiev . In 1863 he joined the Polish people's uprising , was arrested, tried and sentenced to forced labor in Siberian mines. After ten years he returned to his homeland, but soon left it and went to Paris , where he worked as tutor to Prince August Czartoryski . In 1877 he joined the Discalced Carmelites in Graz , where he received the religious name "Raphael of St. Joseph". Kalinowski studied theology, was ordained a priest and then worked in Poland as provincial vicar of his order (he is considered to be the restorer of the order in Poland) and as a missionary in Russia. Pope John Paul II. Spoke to him in 1983 in Krakow blessed and November 17, 1991 at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome sacred .
literature
- Johannes Madey : KALINOWSKI, Joseph. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 3, Bautz, Herzberg 1992, ISBN 3-88309-035-2 , Sp. 967-967.
Web links
- Raphael of St. Joseph (Rafał Józef) Kalinowski
- Raphaël Kalinowski on lecarmel.org (French)
- San Raffaele di San Giuseppe (Josef Kalinowski) on santiebeati.it (Italian)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kalinowski, Raphael |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kalinowski, Józef (maiden name); Raphael of St. Joseph (religious name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish religious, Carmelite priest and saint of the Roman Catholic Church |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 1, 1835 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vilnius |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 15, 1907 |
| Place of death | Wadowice |