Jan Beyzym
Polish Jesuit (1850–1912)
Feast: 12 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
At Fianarantsoa in Madagascar, Blessed Jan Beyzym, priest of the Society of Jesus, who carried out fervent work throughout the island for the lepers, whom he served in body and spirit with great zeal of charity.
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 2 October as a Jesuit priest who served the lepers of Madagascar in body and spirit.
The cause
Jan Beyzym has been beatified; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Jesuits: the cause of Blessed Jan Beyzym.
- Roman Martyrology, 2 October (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q2077262 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Jan Beyzym (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.