Blessed Edward Klinik
Feast Day
24 August; 12 June as one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II
Born
21 July 1919 in Bochum, Wielkopolskie, Poland
Died
Guillotined on 24 August 1942 in Dresden, 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 Klinik, also known as Edward Klinikowski, was a young layman born on 21 July 1919 in Bochum, Wielkopolskie, Poland. He grew up in a devout Catholic family in the archdiocese of Poznan. Edward had a sister who later became an Ursuline nun, demonstrating the strong religious influence within their household.
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