Józef Czempiel
Polish priest (1883-1942)
Feast: 12 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Józef Czempiel (born 21 September 1883 in Piekary Śląskie – 4 May 1942) was a Polish Roman Catholic priest, activist. He was murdered in Dachau concentration camp.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
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The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
- Dicastero delle Cause dei Santi — 108 Polish martyrs of the Second World War — Listed as 'Jozef Czempiel, Sacerdote, 19 maggio' among the 108 Polish martyrs beatified 13 June 1999.
- Wikidata Q4508863 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Józef Czempiel (CC BY-SA)
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