
Blessed Bronislaw Komorowski
Also known as: Bronislao
Feast Day
22 March; 12 June as one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II
Born
25 May 1889 in Barlozno, Pomorskie, Poland
Died
Shot on Good Friday 22 March 1940 in a field outside the Stutthof concentration camp near Sztutowo, Pomorskie, Poland; in 1946 he and others in the mass grave were exhumed and re-buried in a cemetery in the Gdansk district of Zaspa, Poland
Beatified
13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II
Venerated
26 March 1999 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Bronislaw Komorowski, also known as Bronislao, was born on 25 May 1889 in Barlozno, Pomorskie, Poland, to Jan Komorowski and Katarzyna née Gencza. He was one of eleven children born to his parents. Growing up in a devout Catholic family, Bronislaw developed a strong faith and felt called to serve the Church.
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