Global InformationJan Franciszek Macha information
Blessed Jan Franciszek Macha | |
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 Macha in 1940. | |
| Martyr | |
| Born | 18 January 1914 Chorzów, Vistula Land |
| Died | 3 December 1942 (aged 28) Katowice, Poland |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 20 November 2021, Cathedral of Chrystus Król, Katowice, Poland by Cardinal Marcello Semeraro |
| Feast | 2 December |
Jan Franciszek Macha (18 January 1914 - 3 December 1942) was a Polish Roman Catholic priest.[1][2][3] Macha was once rejected for ecclesial studies so studied law for some months before being accepted as a seminarian. He was ordained just months before the outbreak of World War II and was assigned to a parish church as a vicar on 1 September 1939 just as the Nazi forces invaded Poland in an attack that sparked the conflict.[1] Macha aided student and scout activities and set about providing material assistance to families who lost sons and husbands to the war. He was arrested in 1942 and was moved from prison to prison before being executed by the guillotine.[2][3]
Pope Francis beatified Macha on 20 November 2021.
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- ^ a b "Timeline". Archidiecezja Katowicka. Archived from the original on 3 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Servo di Dio Jan Franciszek Macha". Santi e Beati. Retrieved 3 May 2019.