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Blessed Emil Szramek
Blessed Emil Szramek

Blessed Emil Szramek

Also known as: Emilio

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

13 January; 12 June as one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II

Born

29 September 1887 in Tworków, Slaskie, Poland

Died

13 January 1942 in the bath house of the prison camp of Dachau, Oberbayern, Germany by having a series of ice-cold streams of water dumped on him till he died of shock and exposure

Beatified

13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II

Venerated

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

Biography

Blessed Emil Szramek, also known as Emilio, was a priest in the archdiocese of Katowice, Poland. He was born on September 29, 1887, in Tworków, Slaskie, Poland. Throughout his life, Father Emil dedicated himself to serving the Catholic Church and his community.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified1999-06-13 by 13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II

Feast Days

January 13June 12
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