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Also known as

• prisoner 16895

Memorial

• 16 October
• 12 June as one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II

Profile

Second of eight children of Robert and Michalina Jankowski. Joined the Pallottines in 1929, making his final vows on 5 August 1931. Ordained on 2 August 1936 in the archdiocese of Gniezno, Poland. Particularly involved in ministry to children and young people, working as a chaplain and catechist in schools in the area of Ołtarzew, Poland. Seminary treasurer and director of novices on 31 March 1941. Had a devotion to Saint Teresa of Avila who inspired his interior spiritual life. Tortured and martyred in the Nazi persecutions.

Born

• 17 November 1910 in Czyczkowy, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland

Died

• beaten to death by a guard on 16 October 1941 in the prison camp at Oswiecim (Auschwitz), Malopolskie, occupied Poland

Venerated

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

Beatified

• 13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II in Warsaw, Poland

Patronage

• Ołtarzew, Poland
• Ozarów Mazowiecki, Poland

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Józef Jankowski“. CatholicSaints.Info. 1 June 2018. Web. 26 January 2021. <>