Ignacy Kłopotowski


Ignacy Kłopotowski
Priest
Born(1866-07-20)20 July 1866
Korzeniówka, Belsky Uyezd, Grodno Governorate
Died7 September 1931(1931-09-07) (aged 65)
Warsaw, Second Polish Republic
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified19 June 2005, Pidluski Square, Warsaw, Poland by Cardinal Józef Glemp
Feast7 September
AttributesCassock
Patronage
  • Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Loreto
  • Journalists

Ignacy Kłopotowski (20 July 1866 7 September 1931) was a Polish Roman Catholic priest and the founder of the Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Loreto (1920); he founded this congregation with the assistance of the Polish nuncio Achille Ratti - the future Pope Pius XI. Kłopotowski served in Poland as a pastor towards those who were poor and orphaned and is best known for his commitment to the Christian press in which he established a range of Christian publications for the faithful.

Cardinal Józef Glemp — on the behalf of Pope Benedict XVI — presided over the beatification on 19 June 2005 in Warsaw.