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Marian Skrzypczak
BlessedResearchedPoland
Feast: 12 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1909
Died
1939
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
In the town of Płonkowo, likewise in Poland, Blessed Marian Skrzypczak, priest and martyr, who, during the occupation of Poland by a regime hostile to God, was shot in front of the church and obtained the palm of martyrdom for his unconquered faith.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 5 October as a priest shot in front of the church at Płonkowo during the occupation of Poland.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 5 October (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q4421824 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.