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Photograph Of Blessed Marian Skrzypczak Date Location And Photographer Unknown

Blessed Marian Skrzypczak

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

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

Born

15 April 1909 in Janowiec, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland

Died

Shot with pistols on 5 October 1939 in front of his parish church in Plonkowo, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland

Beatified

13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II

Venerated

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

Biography

Blessed Marian Skrzypczak, also known as Father Marian, was a courageous and selfless Catholic priest who dedicated his life to serving the faithful in the archdiocese of Gniezno, Poland. He was born on April 15, 1909, in Janowiec, a town located in the Kujawsko-Pomorskie region of Poland.

Cause for Canonization

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

Feast Days

October 5June 12

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