August Czartoryski
August Czartoryski | |
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| Born | 2 August 1858 Paris, France |
| Died | 8 April 1893 (aged 34) Alassio, Savona, Kingdom of Italy |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 25 April 2004, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II |
| Feast | 8 April |
August Franciszek Maria Anna Józef Kajetan Czartoryski, SDB, (2 August 1858 – 8 April 1893) was a Polish prince who was born in Paris during his family's exile, his constant frail health saw much of his childhood being shuttled to various health spas. Raphael Kalinowski tutored him; the prince turned to the priesthood instead of pursuing the aristocratic life.
But his path into the Salesians was not set in stone, for Don Bosco believed his frail health would become an impediment to his ecclesial studies. But Bosco allowed him to undergo the novitiate after Pope Leo XIII intervened. Czartoryski was ordained a priest in 1892 and settled as a pastor in Savona where he died from tuberculosis. He was beatified on 25 April 2004.