Vincentius Lewoniuk
Who they were
In the village of Pratulin near Siedlce in Poland, Blesseds Vincentius Lewoniuk and twelve companions, martyrs: unmoved in the face of threats and flattery, they would not separate themselves from the Catholic Church and, unarmed, were killed or mortally wounded for refusing to hand over the keys of their parish church.
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 24 January as one of the martyrs of Pratulin killed for refusing to hand over their church keys.
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.
- Roman Martyrology, 24 January (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q2104158 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.