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Blessed Józef Puchala
Blessed Józef Puchala

Blessed Józef Puchala

Also known as: Achilles Puchala; Brother Achilles; Father Achilles

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

19 July; 12 June as one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II

Born

18 March 1911 in Kosina, Podkarpackie, Poland

Died

Burned to death on 19 July 1943 in a barn outside Borovikovshchina (a.k.a. Borowikowszczyzna), Minskaya voblasts’, Belarus that was set on fire by Nazi forces; remains later retrieved by local Catholics and buried in the parish church in Pierszaje, Poland

Beatified

13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II

Venerated

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

Biography

Blessed Józef Puchala, also known as Achilles Puchala, Brother Achilles, and Father Achilles, was born on 18 March 1911 in Kosina, Podkarpackie, Poland. He was baptized on the day of his birth and later embarked on a path of religious vocation.

Cause for Canonization

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

Feast Days

July 19June 12

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