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Blessed Edward Detkens Date Location And Photographer Unknown
Blessed Edward Detkens Date Location And Photographer Unknown

Blessed Edward Detkens

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

10 October; 12 June as one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II

Born

14 October 1885 in Mokotów, Mazowieckie, Poland

Died

Gassed on 10 October 1942 in the chambers of Dachau, Oberbayern, 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 Edward Detkens was a Catholic priest who dedicated his life to the service of God and his fellow human beings. Born on October 14, 1885, in Mokotów, Mazowieckie, Poland, he exhibited great piety and an inclination toward religious life from a young age.

Cause for Canonization

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

Feast Days

October 10June 12
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