Paweł Kontny
Polish priest of the Society of Christ for Poles Living Abroad, killed by a Soviet soldier
Who they were
A Society of Christ priest, he was beaten and shot by Red Army soldiers on 1 February 1945 after intervening to protect two young women.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
The beatification process of the Servant of God Fr Paweł Kontny was solemnly opened on 16 June 2026 in the church of St Anne in Lędziny, Upper Silesia, under Archbishop Andrzej Przybylski for the Archdiocese of Katowice.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.