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Blessed Katarzyna Faron
Blessed Katarzyna Faron

Blessed Katarzyna Faron

Also known as: Celestyna Faron; Catherine Faron; Celestine Faron; prisoner #27989

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

9 April; 12 June as one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II

Born

24 April 1913 in Zabrzez, Malopolskie, Poland

Died

Easter morning, 9 April 1944 in Auschwitz concentration camp, Oswiecim, Malopolskie, Nazi-occupied Poland

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 Katarzyna Faron, also known as Celestyna Faron, Catherine Faron, or Celestine Faron, was born on 24 April 1913 in Zabrzez, Malopolskie, Poland. Orphaned at the age of five, she was taken in by childless relatives who raised her with love and care.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified1999-06-13 by 13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II in Warsaw, Poland

Feast Days

April 9June 12
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