Fr. Sopoćko

Fr. Michał Sopoćko (1888-1975) in the solemn choir dress of the gremial (titular) canon of the chapter of the Vilnian Metropolitan Basilica in Białystok. This priest was the confessor and spiritual director of St. Faustina Kowalska, and an ardent promoter of the cult of Divine Mercy, which was manifested, among others, by the foundation of the Congregation of the Sisters of Merciful Jesus. He supervised the painting of the Merciful Jesus image and led to its display in the chapel in the Gate of Dawn. In 2008 he was proclaimed Blessed.