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Ludwik Mroczek

Salesian priest, died at Auschwitz

BlessedFull write-up

Born

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unknown

Died

1942

Beatified

6 June 2026

by Leo XIV

Canonised

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not yet

Who they were

Ludwik Mroczek, born at Kęty on 11 August 1905, prepared for the priesthood in Poland and was ordained in 1933, serving at Oświęcim, Lviv, Częstochowa and elsewhere. Arrested on 22 May 1941, he was taken to the Montelupich prison and then to Auschwitz, where he died on 5 January 1942. He was beatified on 6 June 2026 by Pope Leo XIV.

The miracles

The source does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.

Why that counted as sanctity

A Salesian priest arrested in 1941, he was taken through the Montelupich prison to Auschwitz and died there.

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.

A miracle approved by the Holy See is needed for the next step. If you know the postulation’s own page, tell us and it will be added here.

Sources

Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.