Bl. Józef Puchala Biography
Blessed Józef Puchala Profile. Born: March 18 1911 in Poland, Europe. Worked in Pierszaje, Poland. Died: July 19 1943 in Belarus. Feast Day is celebrated on July 19.
Bl. Józef Puchala Biography, Feast Day, Date of Birth, Country of Birth, Profession, Place of Work, Date of Death, Place of Death. |
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| Date of Birth | March 18 1911 |
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| Country of Birth | Poland in Europe |
| Matrimony/Holy Orders | Bl.s who were Priests |
| Profession | Priest |
| Place of Work | Pierszaje, Poland |
| Date of Death | July 19 1943 |
| Place of Death | barn outside Borovikovshchina (a.k.a. Borowikowszczyzna), Minskaya voblasts’, Belarus |
| Feast Day | July 19 |
| Beatification | Pope John Paul II |
| Canonization | N/A |
| Patron Saint of | N/A |
Biography
Blessed Józef Puchala, baptized upon the arrival of his introduction to the world. Entered the minor theological school in Lviv (in present day Ukraine) in 1924. Franciscan Friar Minor Conventual, taking the name Achilles, and making his serious pledges on 22 May 1932. Priest, appointed on 5 July 1936. Served in the Franciscan religious circles in Grodno and Iwieniec in Poland. In mid 1940 he moved into area service in Pierszaje, Poland to help with a deficiency of priests who had been captured or fled in front of capture by the Gestapo during the Nazi occupation and oppressions of World War II. Captured, tormented and in the end killed by the Gestapo. A martyr.
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