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Józef Kurzawa
Polish Roman Catholic priest and martyr (1910–1940)
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Feast: 12 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1910
Died
1940
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
Józef Kurzawa (1910–1940) was a Polish and Roman Catholic priest. He was executed by firing squad. He is one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II who were beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1999.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- Santi, beati e testimoni — BeatiGiuseppe Kurzawa e Vincenzo Matuszewski — BeatiGiuseppe Kurzawa e Vincenzo Matuszewski — Sacerdoti e martiri — † Witowo, Polonia, 23 maggio 1940 — feast 23 maggio
- Wikidata Q4244693 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Józef Kurzawa (CC BY-SA)
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