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Michał Piaszczyński
Polish presbyter (1885-1940)
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Feast: 12 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1885
Died
1940
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
Michael Piaszczynski (1 November 1885 – 18 December 1940) was a Polish Catholic priest who was arrested by the Nazis and killed at Sachsenhausen concentration camp. As a martyr he was beatified by Pope John Paul II on 13 June 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 - BeatoMichele Piaszczynski — Santiebeati.it, the Italian Catholic saints dictionary, carries a full entry: BeatoMichele Piaszczynski - Sacerdote e martire | Lomza, Polonia, 1 novembre 1885 - Sachsenhausen, Germania, 20 dicembre 1940.
- Wikidata Q2805660 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Michał Piaszczyński (CC BY-SA)
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