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Blessed Jerzy Kaszyra

Also known as: George Kashira; George Kaszyra; Juryj Kašyra; Giorgio…; Jerzy…; Yuri

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

18 February; 12 June as one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II

Born

4 April 1904 in Aleksandravele, Vilniaus rajonas, Lithuania

Died

Burned alive on 18 February 1943 in Rositsa (Rosica), Vitebskaya voblasts’, Belarus

Beatified

13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II

Venerated

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

Biography

Blessed Jerzy Kaszyra, also known as George Kashira, George Kaszyra, Juryj Kašyra, Giorgio, Jerzy, and Yuri, was born on 4 April 1904 in Aleksandravele, Vilniaus rajonas, Lithuania. He was raised in an Orthodox family but decided to convert to Roman Catholicism at the age of 18 in 1922.

Cause for Canonization

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

Feast Days

February 18June 12
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