Mieczysław Bohatkiewicz
Polish Catholic priest, martyr, blessed (1904–1942)
Feast: 12 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
In the small town of Berezwecz near the city of Glebokie in Poland, Blesseds Mieczysław Bohatkiewicz, Władysław Maćkowiak and Stanisław Pyrtek, priests and martyrs, who, in time of war, were thrown into prison for their faith in Christ and shot.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 4 March as a priest and martyr, imprisoned for his faith in Christ in time of war and shot at Berezwecz.
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.
Connected on this site
- Stanisław Pyrtek Saint“In the small town of Berezwecz near the city of Glebokie in Poland, Blesseds Mieczysław Bohatkiewicz, Władysław Maćkowiak and Stanisław Pyrtek, priests and martyrs, who, in time of war, were thrown into prison for their faith in Christ and shot.” — this site's research
- Władysław Maćkowiak Saint“In the small town of Berezwecz near the city of Glebokie in Poland, Blesseds Mieczysław Bohatkiewicz, Władysław Maćkowiak and Stanisław Pyrtek, priests and martyrs, who, in time of war, were thrown into prison for their faith in Christ and shot.” — this site's research
- Roman Martyrology, 4 March (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q4089037 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.