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Blessed Józef Czempiel

Blessed Jozef CzempielMemorial

  • 19 May
  • 12 June as one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II

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Parish priest of Chorzow-Batory, archdiocese of Katowice, Poland. Known for his piety and ministry to the poor. Arrested on 13 April 1940 by Nazis for the crime of being a Catholic priest. Martyr.

Born

  • 21 September 1883 in Józefka, Sláskie, Poland

Died

  • gassed on 19 May 1942 in the concentration camp at Dachau, Oberbayern, Germany

Venerated

  • 26 March 1999 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

  • 13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II
Additional Information

  • books

    • Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
  • other sites in english

    • Hagiography Circle
  • sitios en español

    • Martirologio Romano, 2001 edición
  • fonti in italiano

    • Martirologio Romano, 2005 edition
    • Santi e Beati
  • nettsteder i norsk

    • Den katolske kirke

MLA Citation

  • “Blessed Józef Czempiel“. CatholicSaints.Info. 8 June 2017. Web. 15 December 2019. <>

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