Blessed Pawel Januszewski
Also known as: Father Hilary Januszewski
Feast Day
25 March; 12 June as one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II
Born
11 June 1907 in Krajenki, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland as Pawel Januszewski
Died
25 March 1945 in prisoner cabin 25 in the Dachau concentration camp, Oberbayern, Germany of typhus; his body was still in the cabin when Allied troops liberated the camp a few days later; body cremated in the Dachau crematorium
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 Pawel Januszewski, also known as Father Hilary Januszewski, was born on 11 June 1907 in Krajenki, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland, to Martin and Marianne Januszewski. Growing up in a devout Catholic family, Pawel nurtured a deep faith and felt called to the priesthood from a young age.
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