Wikiwand AI

Bronisław Kostkowski

Polish Roman Catholic seminarian and martyr From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bronisław Kostkowski (March 11, 1915 – September 27, 1942) was a Polish and Roman Catholic seminarian. He was born in Stolp. He was imprisoned in the Nazi Sachsenhausen concentration camp and later died at the Nazi Dachau concentration camp. He is one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II who were beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1999.[1]

Born(1915-03-11)11 March 1915
Died27 September 1942(1942-09-27) (aged 27)
CauseofdeathExhaustion
HometownBydgoszcz
Quick facts Blessed, Personal life ...
Bronisław Kostkowski
Portrait of Kostkowski, c. 1939
Personal life
Born(1915-03-11)11 March 1915
Died27 September 1942(1942-09-27) (aged 27)
Cause of deathExhaustion
Home townBydgoszcz
Parents
  • Mateusz Władysław Kostkowski (father)
  • Maria née Wiśniewska (mother)
Religious life
ReligionChristianity
DenominationCatholicism
Ordination1939
Close

See also

References

Related Articles

Timelines

Top Qs

Fact Checks