Blessed Edward Kazmierski
- 24 August
- 12 June as one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II
Profile
Son of a poor cobbler in the archdiocese of Poznan, Poland. He managed to finish elementary school, but had to leave to work to help the family. A pious boy, he joined the Salesian youth oratory and spent his free time there in Eucharistic adoration, singing in the choir and as a soloist, and writing music. Made the pilgrimage to Czestokowa, walking over 300 miles to the shrine. Martyred in the Nazi persecutions of World War II.
Born
- guillotined on 24 August 1942 in Dresden, Germany
- 26 March 1999 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)
- 13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II in Warsaw, Poland
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Edward Kazmierski“. CatholicSaints.Info. 3 February 2019. Web. 22 February 2020. <>