Alfons Maria Mazurek
Polish Discalced Carmelite priest and martyr / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alfons Maria Mazurek, also known as Alfons Maria of the Holy Spirit (1891–1944) was a Polish Discalced Carmelite friar and priest. He was shot by the Gestapo. He is one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II.[2]
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Born | Józef Mazurek (1882-01-26)26 January 1882 Baranówka, Lubelskie, Poland |
Died | 18 August 1944(1944-08-18) (aged 62) Nawojowa Góra, Małopolskie, Poland |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 13 June 1999, Warsaw by Pope John Paul II |
Feast | 28 August[1] |
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