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Blessed Ludwik Bartosik
Blessed Ludwik Bartosik

Blessed Ludwik Bartosik

Also known as: Father Pio; Father Pius; prisoner 12832

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

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

Born

21 August 1909 in Kokanin, Wielkopolskie, Poland

Died

Tortured to death during the night of 12 to 13 December 1941 in Oświęcim (a.k.a. Auschwitz), Małopolskie, Nazi-occupied Poland

Beatified

26 March 1999 by Pope John Paul II

Venerated

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

Biography

Blessed Ludwik Bartosik, also known as Father Pio or Father Pius, was born on 21 August 1909 in Kokanin, Wielkopolskie, Poland. He was the eldest son of Wojciech, a poor shoemaker, and Wiktoria Tomczyk. Despite the family's financial struggles, Ludwik was able to obtain a good education with the help of his parish priest.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified1999-03-26 by 26 March 1999 by Pope John Paul II

Feast Days

December 12June 12
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