Jan Balicki
Polish presbyter, blessed (1869–1948)
Feast: 15 March (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
At Przemyśl in Poland, Blessed Jan Balicki, priest, who exercised his ministry in various ways for the whole people of God, with particular care for preaching the Gospel and helping young women in difficulty.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 15 March as a priest at Przemyśl devoted to preaching and to helping young women in difficulty.
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.
Connected on this site
- Paul VI Saint“Karol Wojtiła had even written to Pope Paul VI in 1975 beseeching the latter to hold Balicki up as a model for priests of the modern era.” — Wikipedia
- Roman Martyrology, 15 March (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q4076630 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Jan Wojciech Balicki (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.