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June 17 · Optional · White

St Albert Chmielowski

(1845–1916) Polish insurgent who lost a leg at seventeen, then a celebrated painter who abandoned art to live among Kraków's homeless as Brother Albert, founding the Albertine Brothers and Sisters. John Paul II wrote a play about him, Our God's Brother.

A prayerSaint Albert, brother of the destitute, pray that we give not things but ourselves.

When is the feast of St Albert Chmielowski?

The feast is celebrated on June 17 each year, kept as a optional in the General Roman Calendar, with white vestments.

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When is the feast of St Albert Chmielowski?

The feast of St Albert Chmielowski is celebrated on June 17 each year, kept as a optional in the General Roman Calendar.

Who was St Albert Chmielowski?

(1845–1916) Polish insurgent who lost a leg at seventeen, then a celebrated painter who abandoned art to live among Kraków's homeless as Brother Albert, founding the Albertine Brothers and Sisters. John Paul II wrote a play about him, Our God's…

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