May 8: Blessed Antonin Jan Eugenius Bajewski, New Martyr Of Poland, Aged 26

Blessed Antonin Jan Eugenius Bajewski, 1915 - 1941

From SQPN’s entry on the 108 Martyrs of Poland:

Jan Antonin Bajewski, friar, priest (1915-1941 KL Auschwitz); Franciscans of Niepokalanow. These were the closest collaborators of St Maximilian Kolbe in the fight for God’s cause and together suffered and helped each other spiritually in their offering their lives at Auschwitz

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One Response to “May 8: Blessed Antonin Jan Eugenius Bajewski, New Martyr Of Poland, Aged 26”

  1. nan Says:
    May 8, 2008 at 3:36 pm

    From bad Google translations:

    The blessed Antonius (pl: Antonin) was born as Johannes Eugenius Bajewski (pl: Jan) in 1915 and became a priest in fransiskanernes ordensgren konventualene (minorittene) (Ordo Fratrum Minorum Conventualium - OFMConv). He was known as a man from beans and delicate in its Round of others. He was one of the holy Maximilian Maria Kolbes closest colleagues in Niepokalanów.

    He was arrested by the Gestapo on 17. februar 1941 along with Maximilian Kolbe and three other priests. He was run from Pawiak to konsentrasjonsleiren Auschwitz (Oswiecim), in which he is already the first day was brutal mishandlet of an SS-man. He was struck with the little fransiskanske rosenkransen that he always bar on a belt. Although he himself was sick with typhus, he helped other sick people, both physically and spiritually, particularly through the bot sacrament. He died on May 8. mai 1941 with the words “Jesus and Maria” on leppene.

    The group has officially named “The blessed Antonius Julian Nowowiejski, Henrik Kaczorowski, Pope Anicetus Koplinski and Maria Anna Biernacka and their 104 companions.” He is No. 101 on the list. His Memorial Day is May 8 while the entire group’s Memorial Day is May 12.

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