Raphael Kalinowski
Raphael of St. Joseph Kalinowski OCD | |
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Photograph of Saint Rafał of St. Joseph taken on 30 March 1897 | |
| Born | Józef Kalinowski 1 September 1835 Vilnius, Russian Empire |
| Died | 15 November 1907 (aged 72) Wadowice, Austria-Hungary |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 22 June 1983, Kraków by Pope John Paul II |
| Canonized | 17 November 1991, St. Peter's Basilica by Pope John Paul II |
| Feast | 19 November |
Raphael of St. Joseph Kalinowski OCD (Polish: Józef Kalinowski, Lithuanian: Rapolas Kalinauskas; religious name: Raphael of Saint Joseph; 1 September 1835 – 15 November 1907) was a Polish Discalced Carmelite friar. He was a teacher, engineer, prisoner of war, royal tutor, and priest, who founded many Carmelite convents around Poland after their suppression by the Russians. Kalinowski was canonized by Pope John Paul II in 1991.