Blessed Ludwik Mzyk
Also known as: Ludivico Mzyk; Ludvig Mzyk
Feast Day
23 February; 12 June as one of the 108 Polish Martyrs
Born
22 April 1905 in Chorzów, Slaskie, Poland
Died
Shot in the back of the head on 23 February 1942 in Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland
Beatified
13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II
Venerated
26 March 1999 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Ludwik Mzyk, also known as Ludivico Mzyk and Ludvig Mzyk, was born on 22 April 1905 in Chorzów, Slaskie, Poland. He was the fifth of ten children born into a devout Catholic family, and his father worked as a coal miner. From a young age, Ludwik felt a calling to the priesthood, and he entered the seminary in Heiligenkreuz during his teenage years.
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