Józef Cebula
Beatified by Catholic church (1902–1941)
Feast: 28 April (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
In the prison camp of Mauthausen in Austria, Blessed Józef Cebula, priest of the Congregation of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate and martyr, who, of Polish origin, taken from his homeland to prison out of hatred for the faith, suffered cruel torments until death.
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 28 April as an Oblate priest who suffered cruel torments until death at Mauthausen out of hatred for the faith.
The cause
Józef Cebula has been beatified; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Missionary Oblates: Blessed Józef Cebula.
- Roman Martyrology, 28 April (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q475873 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Józef Cebula (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.