Venerable Martin Stredonius

Martin Stredonius SJ (Latin: Martinus Stredonius, Czech: Martin Středa, also Martin Středovský, Polish: Marcin Strzoda; born November 11, 1587, in Gleiwitz, Duchy of Opole; died August 26, 1649, in Brno, Margraviate of Moravia) was one of the leading Jesuits of the Bohemian Province. He served as rector of the Jesuit college in Brno from 1627 to 1629 and from 1641 to 1647, and as rector of Charles University in Prague from 1629 to 1638. From 1638 to 1641 and from 1648 until his death in 1649, he held the office of Provincial of Bohemia. During the Thirty Years' War, he earned great merit for his role in the defense of the city of Brno in 1645.