Faithful to the End: The Martyrdom of the "Poznan Five" during World War II. Studies and Sources. Edited by Rafal Sierchula and Fr. Jaroslaw Wasowicz, SDB
Contributor(s): Sierchula, Rafal
| Wasowicz, Jaroslaw Fr., SDB.
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BookPublisher: Poznan, Poland Institute of National Remeberance - Commission for the Prosecution of Crimes against the Polish Nation, Poznan Branch 2014Edition: 1st.Description: 210 p. 18 x 25 cm.ISBN: 9788363275105.Summary: The collective heroes of the book are five Poznan martyrs, educated at the Salesian oratory, who were murdered by the Germans during World War II and raised to the altars as martyrs by John Paul II. They were: Czeslaw Jozwiak, Franciszek Kesy, Edward Kazmierski, Edward Klinik and Jarogniew Wojciechowski. In 2012, the 70th anniversary of their martyrdom was commemorated.
The papers collected here tell the story of outstanding young men who became national heroes and were beatified by the Catholic Church. The universal values to which those five adhered were perfectly compatible with the love of their homeland - in a particular place on the earth: in Paznan in prewar Poland, and during World War II.
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Translated from original Polish.
The collective heroes of the book are five Poznan martyrs, educated at the Salesian oratory, who were murdered by the Germans during World War II and raised to the altars as martyrs by John Paul II. They were: Czeslaw Jozwiak, Franciszek Kesy, Edward Kazmierski, Edward Klinik and Jarogniew Wojciechowski. In 2012, the 70th anniversary of their martyrdom was commemorated.
The papers collected here tell the story of outstanding young men who became national heroes and were beatified by the Catholic Church. The universal values to which those five adhered were perfectly compatible with the love of their homeland - in a particular place on the earth: in Paznan in prewar Poland, and during World War II.
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