May 02

Blessed Boleslas Strzelecki

May 2nd XX century

Name
Boleslao (Masculino)
Born
en Poniemon, in current Poland
Dead
in Auschwitz, in current Poland
Process
Celebration
May 2nd
In the concentration camp of Oswiecim/Auschwitz, near Krakow, in Poland, blessed Boleslas Strzelecki, priest and martyr, who, at the outbreak of the war was imprisoned for their faith, reaching the Crown of glory through ill-treatment on May 2, 1941. Diocesaint priest. He was beatified by John Paul II (Poland) on 13 June 1999 with other 107 Polish martyrs. Roman martyrology