Jan Franciszek Czartoryski
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Prince Jan Franciszek Czartoryski or Blessed Michał (19 February 1897–6 September 1944) was a Polish
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, and a Dominican friar. John Czartoryski was born in Pelkinie (Jaroslaw) on 19 February 1897. He was an activist of the young organisation "Odrodzenie" ("Rebirth") in Lwów. During the
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he was the chaplain of the Armia Krajowa Group "Konrad", and was shot by
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troops. Czartoryski was
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on 13 June 1998 among the 108 Polish Martyrs of World War II. Feast Day is 6 September.


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