Jan Sarkander
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Jan Sarkander was a Polish-Czech Roman Catholic priest. Sarkander was married for a short period of time before he became widowed and pursued a path to the priesthood where he became active in defence of Catholicism during a period of... Wikipedia
Born: December 20, 1576, Skoczów, Poland
Died: March 17, 1620 (age 43 years), Olomouc, Czechia
Place of burial: Saint Wenceslas Cathedral Olomouc, Olomouc, Czechia
Canonized: 21 May 1995, Olomouc, Czech Republic by Pope John Paul II