Blessed Anastazy Jakub Pankiewicz
Feast Day
20 April; 20 May on some calendars; 12 June as one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II
Born
9 July 1882 in Nagórzany, Podkarpackie, Poland
Died
20 May 1942 on the road from the Dachau concentration camp, Oberbayern, Germany; body burned and ashes scattered
Beatified
13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II at Warsaw, Poland
Biography
Blessed Anastazy Jakub Pankiewicz, also known as Blessed Anastazy Pankiewicz, was born on 9 July 1882 in Nagórzany, Podkarpackie, Poland. He joined the Franciscan Order in 1900 and made his solemn profession on 24 February 1904. He was ordained as a priest in 1906, dedicating his life to the service of God and his fellow human beings.
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