Edward Kaźmierski
Polish resistance fighter and Roman Catholic martyr (1919–1942)
Feast: 12 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Edward Kaźmierski (1 October 1919 – 24 August 1942) was a Polish Roman Catholic anti-Nazi resistance fighter. He was born in Poznan. He was one of the "Poznań Five", who were guillotined in a prison in Dresden for their spiritual work and resistance against the Nazi occupation. He is one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II who were beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1999.
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Connected on this site
- Jarogniew Wojciechowski Blessed“At Dresden in Germany, Blesseds Czesław Jóźwiak, Edward Kaźmierski, Franciszek Kęsy, Edward Klinik and Jarogniew Wojciechowski, martyrs, who, of Polish origin, thrown into prison in the same period, suffered martyrdom by the axe.” — this site's research
- Wikidata Q95013 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Edward Kaźmierski (CC BY-SA)
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