Edward Kaźmierski (1 October 1919 – 24 August 1942) was a Polish Roman Catholic anti-Nazi resistance fighter. He was born in Poznan. He was one of the "Poznań Five", who were guillotined in a prison in
Dresden
Dresden (, ; Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; wen, label=Upper Sorbian, Drježdźany) is the capital city of the German state of Saxony and its second most populous city, after Leipzig. It is the 12th most populous city of Germany, the fourth larg ...
for their spiritual work and resistance against the Nazi occupation. He is one of the
108 Martyrs of World War II
The 108 Martyrs of World War II, known also as the 108 Blessed Polish Martyrs ( pl, 108 błogosławionych męczenników), were Roman Catholics from Poland killed during World War II by Nazi Germany.
Their liturgical feast day is 12 June. The 108 ...
who were
beatified
Beatification (from Latin ''beatus'', "blessed" and ''facere'', "to make”) is a recognition accorded by the Catholic Church of a deceased person's entrance into Heaven and capacity to intercede on behalf of individuals who pray in their nam ...
by Pope
John Paul II
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in 1999.
Bibliography
* Marian Orłoń, ''Wierni do końca'', Łódź Wydawnictwo Salezjańskie: nakł. Salezjańskiej Inspektorii św. Stanisława Kostki, 1984
* Polska edycja ''Il Bollettino Salesiano'' - Magazyn Salezjański ''Don Bosco'' nr 7-8/2002
See also
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The Holocaust in Poland
The Holocaust in Poland was part of the European-wide Holocaust organized by Nazi Germany and took place in German-occupied Poland. During the genocide, three million Polish Jews were murdered, half of all Jews murdered during the Holocaust.
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World War II casualties of Poland
References
1919 births
1942 deaths
108 Blessed Polish Martyrs
People executed by decapitation
Christian martyrs executed by decapitation
Polish resistance members of World War II
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