Blessed Michał Piaszczyński
Also known as
- Micheal Piaszczynski
- Michele Piaszczynski
- 20 December
- 12 June as one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II
Profile
Priest in the diocese of Lomza, Poland. Teacher and spiritual director at the Lomza seminary where he invited rabbis in order to promote inter-religious dialogue. As he was a Pole, Catholic, a priest, and a man who was friendly and sympathetic to Jews, he was imprisoned and murdered by Nazis. Martyr.
Born
- 1 November 1885 in Lomza, Podlaskie, Poland
- 20 December 1940 in the prison camp in Sachsenhausen-Oranienburg, Oberhavel, Germany
- 26 March 1999 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Michał Piaszczyński“. CatholicSaints.Info. 18 July 2021. Web. 5 May 2024. <>