Michael Wawrzyszuk
Unmarried layman, one of the thirteen lay faithful killed in hatred of the faith in 1874
Who they were
The decree on martyrdom describes him as an unmarried man of twenty-one, one of the thirteen lay faithful killed in hatred of the faith in 1874 with Vincent Lewoniuk, whom the decree says were held to be true martyrs of the faith from the day of their death. He was beatified on 6 October 1996 by Pope John Paul II.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The decree on martyrdom names him among the lay faithful killed in hatred of the faith in 1874.
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.
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 88 (1996), p. 893 - decree on martyrdom
- Roman Martyrology, 24 January (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 6 October 1996
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.