St. John Sarkander - Petrohrad, CZ
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N 50° 07.313 E 013° 26.660
33U E 388794 N 5553341
Plastika Svatého Jana Sarkandera na Ceste ceských svatých v Petrohrade.
Waymark Code: WM13DQE
Location: Ústecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 11/17/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
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Statue of Saint John Sarkander near Petrohrad, the thirteenth one on Czech Saints Sculpture Trail.

Saint John (Jan) Sarkander (20 December 1576 – 17 March 1620) was a Silesian Roman Catholic priest. Sarkander was married for a short period of time before he became widowed and pursued a path to the priesthood where he became active in the defense of the faith during a period of anti-Catholic sentiment and conflict. He himself was arrested on false accusations as a means of silencing him and he refused to give in to his tormenters who tortured him for around a month before he died.

Pope Pius IX beatified Sarkander at Saint Peter's Basilica in 1860 and Pope John Paul II canonized him as a saint in 1995 on his visit to the Czech Republic.
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