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Michał Rapacz

BlessedFull write-up

Born

14 September 1904

verified

Died

12 May 1946

verified

Beatified

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not on record

Canonised

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not yet

The Vatican record

24 January 2024 — Martyrdom recognised (decree list, 2024)

Who they were

Michał Rapacz was a diocesan priest, born at Tenczyn, Poland, on 14 September 1904, who was killed in hatred of the faith near Płoki, Poland, on 12 May 1946. Pope Francis recognised his martyrdom on 24 January 2024.

The miracles

Because his martyrdom has been recognised, no miracle is required for his beatification.

Why that counted as sanctity

The Church recognised him as a martyr in 2024.

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

Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - decrees published in 2024
Dicastery for the Causes of Saints — promulgated decrees (causesanti.va), summarised in our own words
Not yet in Wikidata. Name as the Vatican spells it.

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