Emil Szramek
Polish Roman Catholic priest and martyr
Blessed Emil Michael Schramek | |
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Priest and Martyr | |
Born | 29 September 1887 Tworków, Poland |
Died | 13 January 1942 (aged 54) Dachau Concentration camp, Dachau, Germany |
Venerated in | Catholic Church |
Beatified | 13 June 1999, Warsaw, Poland by Pope John Paul II |
Canonized | 13 December 1999, Nagoya, Japan |
Feast | 13 January |
Attributes | Martyr's palm Rosary |
Patronage | Tworkow, Poland |
Emil Szramek (29 September 1887 – 13 January 1942) was a Polish and Roman Catholic priest. He graduated from the University of Wrocław. He died in a Nazi concentration camp at Dachau. He is one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II who were beatified in 1999 by Pope John Paul II.
Orders and decorations
- Golden Cross of Merit (20 December 1927)[1]
- Silver Academic Laurel (5 November 1935)[2]
See also
References
External links
- Media related to Emil Szramek at Wikimedia Commons
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