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Detail Of A Painting Of Blessed Edward Grzymala Date And Artist Unknown
Detail Of A Painting Of Blessed Edward Grzymala Date And Artist Unknown

Blessed Edward Grzymala

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

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

Born

19 September 1906 in Kolodziaz, Podlaskie, Poland

Died

Gassed on 10 August 1942 at the prison camp at 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 Grzymala, born on 19 September 1906 in Kolodziaz, Podlaskie, Poland, was a devoted Catholic priest in the diocese of Wloclawek. His life and ministry were sadly cut short during the horrific period of Nazi persecutions in World War II.

Cause for Canonization

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

Feast Days

August 10June 12
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