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The Prophetic Witness of Servant of God August Hlond
Catholic Exchange describes August Hlond as a prophet for modern times who interpreted the signs of the times during his service to the Church. Born in 1881 to a railway family in Upper Silesia, Hlond rose through the Church hierarchy to hold several high-ranking positions.
Hlond served as the Bishop of Katowice starting in 1925, before becoming the Archbishop of Gniezno and Poznań and Primate of Poland. Pope Pius XI elevated him to the College of Cardinals in 1927. The report notes that Hlond possessed a strong Marian spirituality similar to that of St. John Paul II and Blessed Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński.
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