Blessed Stefan Wincenty Frelichowski
Profile
After studying at the diocesan seminary in Pelpin, Poland Stefan was ordained on 13 March 1937. Known for his devotion to the Sacred Heart. Secretary to his bishop, and then curate of the church of Saint Mary in Torun, Poland where he was active in parish life and chaplain to the Boy Scouts. Arrested by the Gestapo in 1939, Stefan was shuttled through the concentration camps Fort Seven, Stutthof, Grenzdorf, Oranienburg-Sachsenhausen and finally Dachau. He served as spiritual leader of other prisoners wherever he was imprisoned. He contracted typhus while working with fellow prisoners dying of the disease, and is thus considered a martyr of charity.
Born
- 22 January 1913 in Chelmza, Poland
- 23 February 1945 of typhus at the Dachau concentration camp, Germany
- 26 March 1999 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)
- 7 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II at Torun, Poland
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Stefan Wincenty Frelichowski“. CatholicSaints.Info. 4 July 2023. Web. 29 April 2024. <>