Blessed Józef Kurzawa was a Priest in the diocese of Wloclawek, Poland. He was born on January 6 1910 in Swierczyni, Wielkopolskie, Poland, and died as a martyr on May 23 1940 in Witowo, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. We celebrate his feast day on May 23 every year in the Catholic Church.
Blessed Józef Kurzawa Biography |
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| Date of Birth | January 6 1910 |
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| Country/Place of Birth | Swierczyni, Wielkopolskie, Poland |
| Matrimony/Holy Orders | Blesseds who were Priests |
| Profession | Priest |
| Place of Work | Poland |
| Date of Death | May 23 1940 |
| Place of Death | Witowo, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland |
| Feast Day | May 23 |
| Beatification | By Pope John Paul II on June 13 1999 |
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Blessed’s Biography
Bl Józef Kurzawa was a priest in the Polish diocese of Wloclawek, who was murdered together with his parish priest Blessed Wincenty Matuszewski by the Nazis for the crime of being a Catholic priest.
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