Blessed Jan Turchan
Also known as
- Narcyz Turchan
- Narcissus Turchan
- 19 March
- 12 June as one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II
Profile
Joined the Franciscan Friars Minor in 1899 in the province of Santa Maria degli Angeli in Italy, taking the name Narcyz. Ordained a priest in Lviv, Poland (in modern Ukraine) on 1 June 1906. Arrested for his faith on 6 October 1941 by the Gestapo, he was deported, imprisoned in the Dachau concentration camp, tortured and finally murdered in the Nazi persecutions. As long as his health held out, he spent his time in the camp ministering to other prisoners. Martyr.
Born
- 19 September 1879 in Biskupice, Warminsko-Mazurskie, Poland
- 26 March 1999 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Jan Turchan“. CatholicSaints.Info. 17 March 2017. Web. 21 January 2019. <>