Blessed Boleslas Strzelecki
Also known as
- Boleslaw Strzelecki
- Saint Francis of Radom
- 2 May
- 12 June as one of the 108 Polish martyrs of World War II
Profile
Parish priest in the diocese of Radom, Poland. His devotion to God and his fellow man led to his parishioners giving him the nickname Saint Francis of Radom. Arrested in January 1941 as part of the Nazi persecution of the Church, and sent to the concentration camp at Auschwitz, Poland where he died four months later from general abuse and mistreatment. He spent his time there ministering to other prisoners.
Born
- 26 March 1999 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)
- 13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II in Warsaw, Poland
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Boleslas Strzelecki“. CatholicSaints.Info. 9 November 2022. Web. 30 April 2024. <>