St John Kanty

John was born in Kanty, Poland.  His parents were farmers and taught their son about Jesus. John was a smart boy and his parents were able to send him to Krakow to go to university when he was old enough.  He studied to be a priest and a teacher.

He worked at the university for a while but then some bad men told lies about him and he was fired from his job.  He was sent to a small town of Olkusz to be their parish priest.  At first, the people did not like him because he was from the big city.  John decided to just be himself and he showed kindness and love to the people of his parish.  He soon won their hearts.

After seven years as their parish priest, he was asked to return to the city of Krakow.  The people of his parish were so sad to see him go that they journeyed half way back to the city with him.

Back in Krakow, John became well-known for his preaching.  He was always helping the poor.  He ate very little and always shared what he had with people who were in need. He died when he was 83 years old.