Blessed Jan Chrysostom Zavrel
Also known as
- Dominique-Marie
- Domenico Maria Zawrel
Profile
Dominican friar and priest in the Congregation of Saint Sabina in Prague (in modern Czech Republic) with the name Father Chrysostom. In May 1776 he joined the Cistercian Congregation of Casamari, making his profession on 6 June 1777, and taking the name Father Domenico Maria. He served the house as a master of novices, and was noted for his prayer life and pious wisdom.
When anti–Christian French revolutionary soldiers broke into the abbey and scattered reserved Eucharistic Hosts in mockery of the Real Presence, Father Jan and some brother monks gathered Them up and started a period of Adoration in the abbey infirmary. The soldiers forced their way into the infirmary and murdered the monks. Martyr.
Born
- 1725 in Chodov, Prague (in modern Czech Republic)
- 13 May 1799 in Casamari Abbey, Veroli, Frosinone, Italy
- relics enshrined in the abbey church in 1951
- 17 April 2021 by Pope Francis
- the beatification recognition was celebrated in the Cistercian Abbey of Casamari, Veroli, Italy
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Jan Chrysostom Zavrel“. CatholicSaints.Info. 17 May 2024. Web. 11 June 2024. <>