August 20: Blessed Władysław Mączkowski , Polish Priest & Martyr At Dachau

Blessed Władysław Mączkowski
1911 – 1942

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  1. Nan says:
    August 22, 2008 at 2:01 am

    Wladyslaw Maczkowski was born in 1911 in Ociążu. His father was Szczepan Maczkowski kamerdynerem the court here. After his death was buried in the local cemetery. Wladyslaw graduated from primary school in Ociążu, then a gymnasium in Ostrow Wielkopolski After completing the seminar was a priest the archdiocese of Gniezno, the parish administrator Łubowo. Cechował him great pastoral zeal and exemplary force of the priesthood. After imprisonment 26 VIII 1940, he was transferred to Dachau, where he died 20 years VIII of 1942 as a result of hunger and ill-treatment by guards over him. He was regarded by współwięźniów for example, silent and ofiarnego forget about himself, who has lodged at the camp upodlenia and degrading human clarity of faith and goodness. Podnosił the spirit broken, directing their mind toward mercy of God. Under these conditions many times, to the wonderment współwięźniów, heroiczna shown his love of neighbor, when the dying of exhaustion, help carry the suffering or shared with them his głodową portion of bread. He spoke to prisoners on death as a joyful meeting with Christ.

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