Franciszek Nogalski
Roman Catholic priest
Who they were
Franciszek Nogalski (16 January 1911 – 24 October 1939) was a Polish Roman Catholic priest and parochial vicar in Raciąż. He was executed by Nazi German occupants during the Rudzki Most massacre. Before his death Nogalski unsuccessfully tried to save other hostages by sacrificing himself. He has been accorded the title of Servant of God and he is one of the 122 Polish martyrs of the Second World War whose beatification process started in 2003.
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The miracles
A cause for canonisation has been opened, which is what Servant of God means. Heroic virtue has not yet been declared and no miracle has been examined.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information available on this saint.
- Wikidata Q9262772 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Franciszek Nogalski (CC BY-SA)
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