Blessed Adalbert Nierychlewski

Also known as

• Wojciech Nierychlewski

Memorial

• 7 February
• 12 June as one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II

Profile

Professed priest in the Congregation of Saint Michael the Archangel, taking the name Adalbert. Arrested in 1941 in Cracow, Poland as part of the Nazi persecution of the Church. Martyr.

Born

• 20 April 1903 at Dabrowice, Lódzkie, Poland as Wojciech Nierychlewski

Died

• 9 February 1942 at the Auschwitz concentration camp in Nazi-occupied Poland

Venerated

• 26 March 1999 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

• 13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II in Warsaw, Poland

Canonized

• if you have information relevant to the canonization of Blessed Adalbert, contact
     Postulacja Generalna Procesu Meczenników Kosciola w Polsce
     ul. Karnkowskiego 3
     87-800 Wloclawek, POLAND

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Adalbert Nierychlewski“. Saints.SQPN.com. 16 May 2013. Web. 21 May 2013. <>