Józef Andrasz
Polish Jesuit priest, spiritual director of St Faustina Kowalska
Who they were
He was the confessor and first spiritual director of St Faustina Kowalska, oversaw the painting of the Divine Mercy image by Adolf Hyła and promoted the Divine Mercy devotion in the 1940s.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
The beatification process of the Servant of God Fr Józef Andrasz SJ officially began on 1 February 2025 in Kraków, promoted by the Southern Poland Province of the Society of Jesus.
The cause
Józef Andrasz is named a Servant of God; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: The cause of Józef Andrasz.
Connected on this site
- Santa Faustina Kowalska Saint“Her tomb is in the Divine Mercy Sanctuary, Kraków, where she spent the end of her life and met confessor Józef Andrasz, who also supported the message of mercy.” — Wikipedia
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.