Jerzy Ciesielski
Polish civil engineer (1929–1970)
Feast: 9 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Jerzy Ciesielski (12 February 1929 – 9 October 1970) was a Polish Roman Catholic from Kraków and a member from the Focolare Movement. Ciesielski was married and was also a close personal friend of Karol Józef Wojtyła – the future Pope John Paul II. Ciesielski worked as a professor and was a civic engineer himself and died in an accidental shipwreck in the Nile River.
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Connected on this site
- John Paul II Saint“Ciesielski was married and was also a close personal friend of Karol Józef Wojtyła – the future Pope John Paul II.” — Wikipedia
- Wikidata Q11724482 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Jerzy Ciesielski (CC BY-SA)
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