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Also known as

• Ignatius Franczuk

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• 24 January

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Married layman and father of seven children from Derlo, Poland; his wife’s name was Helen. When Blessed Daniel Karmasz was killed, Ignacy picked up the cross Daniel had carried, and encouraged the people to defend their church. One of the Marytrs of Podlasie.

Born

• 1824 in Derlo, Podlasie, Poland

Died

• shot on 14 January 1874 by Russian soldiers in Podlasie, Poland

Venerated

• 25 June 1996 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

• 6 October 1996 by Pope John Paul II

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Ignacy Franczuk“. CatholicSaints.Info. 11 April 2015. Web. 26 January 2021. <>