Blessed Boleslas Strzelecki

Also known as

• Boleslaw Strzelecki
• Saint Francis of Radom

Memorial

• 2 May
• 12 June as one of the 108 Polish martyrs of World War II

Profile

Parish priest in the diocese of Radom, Poland. His devotion to God and his fellow man led to his parishioners giving him the nickname Saint Francis of Radom. Arrested in January 1941 as part of the Nazi persecution of the Church, and sent to the concentration camp at Auschwitz, Poland where he died four months later from general abuse and mistreatment. He spent his time there ministering to other prisoners.

Born

• 10 June 1896 in Poniemon, Podlaskie, Poland

Died

• 2 May 1941 in Oswiecim (Auschwitz), Malopolskie, 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 Boleslas, 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
• Institute of Saint Clement I Pope and Martyr
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Boleslas Strzelecki“. Saints.SQPN.com. 15 May 2013. Web. 21 May 2013. <>