Blessed Antoni Zawistowski
Feast Day
4 June; 12 June as one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II
Born
10 November 1882 in Strumiany, Wielkopolskie, Poland
Died
4 June 1942 in the Dachau concentration camp, Oberbayern, Germany of overwork, abuse and neglect; his body was destroyed in the camp crematorium
Beatified
13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II
Venerated
26 March 1999 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Antoni Zawistowski, born on 10 November 1882 in Strumiany, Wielkopolskie, Poland, was a Catholic priest and martyr who dedicated his life to the service of God and his fellow human beings. After completing his high school education, Antoni pursued his studies at the Metropolitan Seminary in Lublin, Poland, and later at the Theological Academy in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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