St. Andrew Bobola

Andrzej (Andrew) Bobola was born in a Polish noble family on 30 November 1591 in Strachocin, Poland. He was a missionary Jesuit, worked in Lithuania. Father Bobola was captured by the Cossacks in the village of Janów on 16 May 1657. He was tortured in various cruel ways and died as a martyr. On the day of his death, Andrzej Bobola was 65 years old.

Father Andrzej was canonized on 17 April 1938 by Pope Pius XI.

The card is a token of the silver priesthood jubilee of Priest Wojciech Zieliński who was ordained to the priesthood on 20 Dec. 1930 in Pelplin, Poland. Then, he served in the parishes of Tarpno, Koscierzyna, Chełmno, Kartuzy, and Gdynia-Obłuże.

Saint Andrzej Bobola is the saint patron of Poland. His feast day is on 16 May.