Wojciech Nerychlevsky ( Polish Wojciech Nierychlewski CSMA [1] ; April 20, 1903 , near the city of Kutno , Russian Empire (now Poland ) - February 7, 1942 , Auschwitz concentration camp , Poland) - blessed Roman Catholic Church , priest , monk , martyr .
| Wojciech Nerykhlevsky | |
|---|---|
| Wojciech nierychlewski | |
| Birth | April 20, 1903 near the city of Kutno , Warsaw Province , Russian Empire (now in the одódз Voivodeship , Poland ) |
| Death | February 7, 1942 (38 years old) Auschwitz |
| Is revered | Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 1999 year |
| In the face | blissful |
| Day of Remembrance | 12 June |
| Asceticism | martyr |
Biography
September 28, 1923 Wojciech Nerykhlevsky joined the novice of the male monastic congregation of St. Michael the Archangel. December 8, 1924 Wojciech Nerykhlevsky took monastic vows . After graduating from the theological faculty of the Jagiellonian University on July 20, 1932, he was ordained a priest, after which he acted as prefect in the monastic house of the congregation of St. Michael the Archangel in Krakow. After the occupation of Poland began in the fall of 1939, he was responsible for the activities of the underground publishing house Powściągliwość i Praca, for which the Gestapo was arrested. At the beginning of 1942 he was sent to Auschwitz concentration camp , where he was executed on February 7, 1942.
On June 13, 1999 Wojciech Nerykhlevsky was beatified by Pope John Paul II in a group of 108 blessed Polish martyrs .
Memorial Day in the Catholic Church - June 12 .
Notes
- ↑ see Abbreviations of Catholic Male Monastic Orders and Congregations
Links
- Biography (Polish)
- Index of Saints (Italian)