ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST
Saints celebrated on the 9th of August
MATTHIAS BURNATZ, PRIEST AND MARTYR
The pious priest Matthias Burnatz (Burnatius) S.J. was born in Rosenberg in Silesia in 1584 and entered the Society of Jesus in Brno on September 23, 1607. His virtues and his zeal for the glory of God persuaded his superiors to appoint him missionary to the Gitzin area. In fact he succeeded in returning several thousand Hussites to the mother church.
But in this beautiful work he had a dubious ally, the secular power, which was determined to enforce reversion and conversion through coercive measures if the preacher's word was inadequate. This stimulated rather than suppressed the resistance of the apostates. The citizens of Rowensko resisted most stubbornly. The imperial commander therefore resorted to extreme measures. The soldiers were attacked by the mob and Father Burnatz and his servant, a student, were murdered. Their martyrdom took place in Libun [Bohemia], not long after Father Burnatz had celebrated the bloodless sacrifice. Both rest in the Church of Saint Ignatius in Gitzin.
Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 4, Augsburg, 1875, pp. 323-24
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