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Memorial

• 1 October
• 12 June as one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II

Profile

Priest in the diocese of Sandomierz, Poland. Taught theology at the Sandomierz seminary. Founded the Daughters of the Seraphic Saint Francis. Arrested in March 1942 by the Gestapo and deported to the Dachau concentration camp as part of the Nazi persecutions of Catholics.

Born

• 6 January 1868 in Samborzec, Poland

Died

• tortured to death on 1 October 1942 at the Dachau concentration camp, Bavaria, Germany

Venerated

• 23 March 1999 by Pope John Paul II

Beatified

• 13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II at Warsaw, Poland

Readings

The most characteristic virtues of this priest: humility, truthfulness and great goodness, which were heroic in him, make him a candidate for altars. – Father Wincenty Granat

Under extreme and difficult conditions, he was able to agree with God’s will and see the salvific value in his sufferings. – Father Konrad Szweda

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Antoni Rewera“. CatholicSaints.Info. 19 July 2021. Web. 27 April 2024. <>