Blessed Bruno Zembol

Also known as

• Brunon Zembol
• Jan Zembol
• Johannes Zembol

Memorial

• 21 August
• 12 June as one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II

Profile

Franciscan friar at the monastery in Chelm Lubelski, Poland, taking the name Bruno. Arrested for his faith by the Nazis in November 1939 and sent to the Dachau concentration camp which had a special unit for dealing with imprisoned Catholic clergy. Bruno spent his time in the camp ministering to other prisoners. One of the 108 Martyrs of World War II.

Born

• 7 September 1905 in Letownia, Malopolskie, Poland as Jan Zembol

Died

• beaten to death on 21 August 1942 in the Dachau concentration camp, Oberbayern, Bavaria, Germany

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 Bruno, contact
     Rev. Tomasz Kaczmarek
     Postulacja Generalna Procesu Meczenników Kosciola w Polsce
     ul. Karnkowskiego 3
     87-800 Wloclawek, POLAND

Additional Information

• Hagiography Circle
• Kirken i Norge

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Bruno Zembol”. Saints.SQPN.com. 20 March 2010. Web. 19 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-bruno-zembol/>