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Blessed Jan Franciszek Macha
Blessed Jan Franciszek Macha

Blessed Jan Franciszek Macha

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

3-Dec

Born

18 January 1914 in Chrozów, Poland

Died

Guillotined at 12.15am on 3 December 1942 in Katowice, Poland; remains unrecovered, and probably cremated in the Auschwitz crematorium

Beatified

20 November 2021 by Pope Francis; beatification celebrated in the Cathedral of Chrystus Król, Katowice, Poland, presided by Cardinal Marcello Semeraro

Venerated

28 November 2019 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Jan Franciszek Macha, also known as Father Jan Macha, was born on 18 January 1914 in Chrozów, Poland, as one of four children to Pawel Macha and Anna Cofalka. From an early age, Jan felt a strong calling to the priesthood, and despite facing initial rejection from the seminary in 1933, he persevered and was accepted the following year.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified2021-11-20 by 20 November 2021 by Pope Francis; beatification celebrated in the Cathedral of Chrystus Król, Katowice, Poland, presided by Cardinal Marcello Semeraro

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