Jan Beyzym
Jan Beyzym (15 May 1850 – 2 October 1912) was a Jesuit priest of the Catholic Church in Poland. For a time, after his ordination, he was a teacher in Jesuit boarding schools. Later he left Poland to work alongside lepers in Madagascar, where he remained until his death.
His beatification process began in 1985. In 1992 he was titled Venerable. On 18 August 2002 Pope John Paul II, while in Poland, beatified Beyzym.
Patron saint of Missionary; Missionaries; Leprosy; Against leprosy; Teachers
In the Martyrology
- October 2 Blessed Jan Beyzym, Jesuit priest