Raphael Kalinowski Saint

Raphael of St. Joseph Kalinowski, O.C.D. (Polish: Józef Kalinowski, Lithuanian: Rapolas Kalinauskas) (1 September 1835 – 15 November 1907) was a Polish Discalced Carmelite friar inside the Russian partition of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, in the city of Vilnius (Pl: Wilno; Ru: Вильнюс). He was a teacher, engineer, prisoner of war, royal tutor, and priest, who founded many Carmelite monasteries around Poland after their suppression by the Russians.Kalinowski was canonized by John Paul II'>Pope John Paul II in 1991, the first man to be so recognized in the Order of Discalced Carmelites since Saint John of the Cross.

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Alias (AKA)	Kalinowski Józef
Birth date	September 01, 1835
Birth place	Vilnius , Russian Empire
Date of death	November 15, 1907
Place of death	Poland , Wadowice , Russian Empire

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beatified by	Pope John Paul II
beatified place	Kraków Poland
canonized by	Pope John Paul II
canonized date	November 17, 1991
canonized place	Vatican City St. Peter's Basilica
venerated in	Catholic Church