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Tomáš Munk

Slovak Jesuit novice of Jewish origin killed on a death march

Servant of GodFull write-upSlovakia
Born
29 January 1924
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Died
20 April 1945
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Beatified
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not yet
Canonised
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not yet

Who they were

From a Jewish family that became Catholic, he entered the Jesuit novitiate at Ružomberok in 1943 and died with his father František on the death march from Berlin-Lichtenrade. The Jesuits date the death to 20 April 1945, where the Hagiography Circle records 21 or 22 April at Neuruppin.

The miracles

No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.

Why that counted as sanctity

The Slovak Jesuits state that both father and son are candidates for beatification; the cause for martyrdom was opened in Bratislava in 2011.

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.

A miracle approved by the Holy See is needed for the next step. If you know the postulation’s own page, tell us and it will be added here.

Sources

Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.

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