Blessed Michaël Kozal
Also known as
- Michał
- 26 January
- 12 June as one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II
Profile
Born to a peasant family. Ordained a priest in 1918. Appointed auxiliary bishop of Wloclawek, Poland and titular bishop of Lappa by Pope Pius XII on 10 June 1939. Arrested by the Gestapo on 7 November 1939 as part of the Nazi persecution of the Catholic Church. Imprisoned and tortured at Wloclawek, Lad, Szczeglin, Berlin and Dachau. Spent 21 months in Dachau, ministering to other prisoners and being abused by the guards. Martyr.
Born
- 27 September 1893 at Ligota, Wielkopolskie, Poland
- martyred on 26 January 1943 in the Dachau concentration camp, Oberbayern, Germany
- 8 May 1987 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)
- 14 June 1987 by Pope John Paul II in Poland
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Michaël Kozal“. CatholicSaints.Info. 1 July 2023. Web. 24 April 2024. <>