ANTONIEWICZ (BOLOZ-ANTONIEWICZ), KAROL

ANTONIEWICZ (BOŁOZ-ANTONIEWICZ), KAROL. — Polish Jesuit preacher and ascetical writer of noble Armenian-rite family, born 6 Nov. 1807 at Skwarzawa (district of Żółkiew, Lwów), died at Obra on 14 Nov. 1852 in a reputation for holiness. He studied law at the University of Lwów. He served as a cavalry officer in the Polish army during the war against Russia in 1830–31. In 1833 he married Sofia Nikolowicz, by whom he had five children. After the death of his wife and all his children, he entered the Society of Jesus on 11 Sept. 1839 and was ordained priest in 1844. During the turbulent years 1846–48 he worked effectively to calm the populace, distinguishing himself as a preacher. He then carried out his apostolic work in Kraków, Poznań, and Silesia, where he died of cholera contracted while assisting the dying in a severe epidemic. A monument was erected to him in the church at Obra. He played a significant part in the foundation in Poland of convents of the Dames du Sacré-Cœur. A distinguished writer, he published nearly a hundred works in prose and verse, almost all of a religious nature.