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Andrew was a missionary hermit in the area of Olawa, Silesia (in modern Poland). He was a monk in Tropie, Poland. He became a hermit and then Benedictine monk on Mount Zobar, Hungary c.1003 where, at the request of King Saint Stephen of Hungary, he helped establish a hermitage. He was the spiritual teacher of Saint Benedict of Szakalka. He is known for his austere, contemplative life and personal piety. A biography of him was written by Blessed Maurus of Pecs.
Born
- c.980 in Opatowiec, Poland
Died
- c.1010 of natural causes
- relics translated to the Cathedral of Saint Emmeram in Nitra, Slovakia in 1083
Canonized
- 1085 by Pope Saint Gregory VII
Patronage
- Abbey of Saint Andrew, Cleveland, Ohio
- Hungary
- Nitra, Slovakia, diocese of
- Tarnów, Poland, diocese of
Source: https://catholicsaints.info/saint-andrew-zorard/
