Bernard of Wąbrzeźno
Benedictine monk (1575-1603)
Who they were
Bernard of Wąbrzeźno (Polish: Bernard z Wąbrzeźna, pronounced [ˈbɛrnard zvɔmˈbʐɛʑna], born Błażej Pęcharek, pronounced [ˈbwaʐɛj pɛ̃ˈxarɛk]; 3 February 1575 – 2 June 1603) was a Catholic priest and a Benedictine monk from the Benedictine Abbey in Lubiń, Poland. He has been named as a candidate for beatification several times, beginning in the 1730s and most recently in 2009.
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The miracles
A cause for canonisation has been opened, which is what Servant of God means. Heroic virtue has not yet been declared and no miracle has been examined.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
- Benedictine Abbey of Lubiń — Sługa Boży o. Bernard z Wąbrzeźna OSB — The abbey where he lived keeps his page as "Sługa Boży o. Bernard z Wąbrzeźna OSB, mnich lubiński, prezbiter (1575 – 2 czerwca 1603)"; the Holy See gave the nihil obstat for his cause in 2009.
- Wikidata Q21661959 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Bernard of Wąbrzeźno (CC BY-SA)
Not yet written up in full. The Catholic source above names this person; the name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.