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Antonio Kowalczyk
BlessedFull write-up
Born
4 June 1866
verified
Died
10 July 1947
verified
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not yet
The Vatican record
- 27 March 2013 — Heroic virtue declared — title Venerable (decree list, 2013)
Who they were
Antonio Kowalczyk was a lay brother of the Congregation of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, born at Dzierzanów, Poland, on 4 June 1866, who died at Edmonton, Canada, on 10 July 1947. Pope Francis recognised his heroic virtue on 27 March 2013.
The miracles
The source does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Church recognised his heroic virtue in 2013.
The cause
Antonio Kowalczyk has been beatified; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Missionary Oblates: Blessed Antonio Kowalczyk.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - decrees published in 2013
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints — promulgated decrees (causesanti.va), summarised in our own words
- Not yet in Wikidata. Name as the Vatican spells it.
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.