Jan Swierc
Polish Catholic priest (1877–1941)
Who they were
Jan Świerc (29 April 1877 – 27 June 1941) was a Polish Catholic priest who was affiliated with the Salesians of Don Bosco. He was the parish priest for Przemyśl-Zasanie and St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish in Kraków before being murdered at the Auschwitz concentration camp. His beatification process started in 2003, and he was recognised as a martyr in 2025; he was beatified in Kraków in 2026.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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The cause
Jan Swierc has been beatified; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Salesians: the cause of Jan Swierc and his eight companions.
Connected on this site
- Stanislaus Kostka Saint“Stanislaus Kostka Parish in Kraków before being murdered at the Auschwitz concentration camp.” — Wikipedia
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - Jan Swierc e 8 Compagni — "Jan Swierc e 8 Compagni (+1941-1942), Sacerdoti professi della Societa Salesiana"; martyrdom decree 24 October 2025.
- Wikidata Q11719667 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Jan Świerc (CC BY-SA)
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