June 17
Saints of the Day
 

Saint Albert Chmielowski, 1845-1916, Adam Chmielowski; Adam Hilary Bernard Chmielowski Brat Albert; Brother Albert; Brother of Our Lord; Brother of God; Our God's Brother
A well known artist of Krakow who founded the Albertines to take care of the poorest

    Born to a wealthy aristocratic family, he initially studied agriculture. In Krakow, he became a popular, well-known and well-liked artist. His interest in politics and art made him keenly aware of the human misery around him.

    Franciscan tertiary, taking the name Albert. He abandoned painting, and began a life of working with and for the poorest of Krakow. In 1887 he founded the Brothers of the Third Order of Saint Francis, Servants of the Poor, known as the Albertines (named for him) or the Gray Brothers (after their rough gray habits). In 1891 he founded the women's congregation of the Order (Gray Sisters). The Albertines organized food and shelter for the poor and homeless.

    Albert preached that the great calamity of our time was that so many refused to see and voluntarily relieve the suffering of their miserable brothers and sisters. The "haves" lived away from the "have-nots" in order to ignore them and leave their care to others.

    In 1949, Pope John Paul II wrote a well-received play about Albert; the work was filmed in 1997, released as Brother of Our God. Albert was the spiritual teacher of Blessed Maria Bernardina Jablonska.
Born 20 August 1845 at Igoalomia (Aigolonija), Poland as Adam Hilary Bernard Chmielowski
Died 25 December 1916 at Krakow, Poland, of natural causes
Canonized 12 November 1989 by Pope John Paul II at Saint Peter's Square, Rome
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Works Gallery of images by Blessed Albert [3 images, 102 kb]
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