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Leopold Mandić Saint

Saint Leopold Bogdan Mandić was born on 12 May 1866 and died on 30 July 1942. He was an ethnic Croat born in Castelnuovo di Cattaro (today Herceg Novi), in Bocche di Cattaro (Boka Kotorska), then in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, today in Montenegro, and died in Padua, Italy. Physically malformed and delicate, having a height of only 1.35 m (4' 5"), with a clumsy walk and afflicted by stuttering, he developed tremendous spiritual strength. His feast is celebrated on 12 May.Although he wanted to be a missionary in Eastern Europe, he spent almost all his adult life in Italy, and lived in Padua from 1906 until his death. He also spent one year in an Italian prison during WWI, since he did not want to renounce his Austrian nationality. He also dreamed unceasingly about reuniting the Catholic and Orthodox churches and going to the Orient. He became known as Apostle of Confession and Apostle of Unity. He made a famous prayer that is the forerunner of today's ecumenism.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Mandic Bogdan (birthname)
Birth date	May 12, 1866
Birth place	Bay of Kotor , Herceg Novi
Date of death	June 30, 1942
Place of death	Padua

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