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Jan Swierc
1877–1941
- Occupation
- presbyter
Jan Åwierc (29 April 1877 â 27 June 1941) was a Polish Catholic priest who was affiliated with the Salesians of Don Bosco.
Incarceration history
Facilities
- Zigeunerlager AuschwitzDates unknown
- Zigeunerlager AuschwitzDates unknown
Biography
Jan Åwierc (29 April 1877 â 27 June 1941) was a Polish Catholic priest who was affiliated with the Salesians of Don Bosco. He was the parish priest for PrzemyÅl-Zasanie and St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish in Cracow before being murdered at the Auschwitz concentration camp. His beatification process started in 2003, and he was recognised as a martyr in 2025.
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