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Blessed Bruno Zembol
Blessed Bruno Zembol

Blessed Bruno Zembol

Also known as: Brunon Zembol; Jan Zembol; Johannes Zembol

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

21 August; 12 June as one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II

Born

7 September 1905 in Letownia, Malopolskie, Poland as Jan Zembol

Died

Beaten to death on 21 August 1942 in the Dachau concentration camp, Oberbayern, Bavaria, Germany

Beatified

13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II in Warsaw, Poland

Venerated

26 March 1999 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Bruno Zembol, also known as Brunon Zembol, Jan Zembol, or Johannes Zembol, was a Franciscan friar at the monastery in Chelm Lubelski, Poland. He was born as Jan Zembol on 7 September 1905 in Letownia, Malopolskie, Poland. Drawn to a life of religious devotion, he joined the Franciscan Order and took the name Bruno.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified1999-06-13 by 13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II in Warsaw, Poland

Feast Days

August 21June 12
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