Blessed Marian Konopinski Poznan
- 1 January
- 12 June as one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II
Profile
Priest and vicar-general of the archdiocese of Poznan, Poland. Chaplain of the Congregation of the Holy Archangels. Studied social science at the university in Poznan. Arrested for his faith in September 1939 during the Nazi invasion of Poland. Imprisoned in the Dachau concentration camp, he ministered to other prisoners, said a rosary daily as long as his health lasted, and was used for medical experimentation until the procedures killed him. Martyr.
Born
- 10 September 1907 in Kluczewo, Wielkopolskie, Poland
- 26 March 1999 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)
Readings
See you in heaven. – Blessed Marian’s final words
Father Marian was united with God in prayer. Every day for the first few days we prayed the rosary for various intentions. But after a few days of worsening, the disease also stopped. His prayer was limited only to pious sighs, offering suffering to God. – Father Henryk Kaliszan
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Marian Konopinski Poznan“. CatholicSaints.Info. 11 August 2023. Web. 26 May 2024. <>