Florian Stępniak
Polish Capuchin friar, priest, and martyr (1912–1942)
Feast: 12 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
At Dachau near Munich in Bavaria in Germany, Blesseds Florian Stępniak, of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, and Józef Straszewski, priests and martyrs, who, at the time of the invasion of Poland during the war, died in the prison camp in a gas chamber.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 12 August as a Capuchin priest and martyr who died in a gas chamber at Dachau.
The cause
Florian Stępniak has been beatified; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Capuchin Friars: Blessed Florian Stępniak.
Connected on this site
- Józef Straszewski Saint“At Dachau near Munich in Bavaria in Germany, Blesseds Florian Stępniak, of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, and Józef Straszewski, priests and martyrs, who, at the time of the invasion of Poland during the war, died in the prison camp in a gas chamber.” — this site's research
- Roman Martyrology, 12 August (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Roman Martyrology, 12 August (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno) - listed as Blessed
- Wikidata Q2229650 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Florian Stępniak (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.