Melchor Chyliński, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Melchor Chyliński

Date of Birth: 08-Jan-1694

Place of Birth: Wysoczka, Poznań County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 02-Dec-1741

Profession: Catholic priest

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Blessed Melchor Chylinski (8 January 1694 - 2 December 1741) - in religious Rafal - was a Polish Roman Catholic priest and a professed member from the Order of Friars Minor Conventual.
He first served as a soldier but decided to instead become a priest and so entered the Franciscans and made his profession prior to ordination.
He also became known for his simplistic preaching and for his generous outreach to the poor through the distribution of clothing and food.His beatification was celebrated on 9 June 1991 in the capital of Warsaw on the occasion of Pope John Paul II visiting the nation.