Blessed Narcyz Putz
Also known as
- Narcissus Putz
- 5 December
- 12 June as one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II
Profile
Priest at Saint Wojciech parish, Poznan, Poland. Arrested in the Nazi anti–Catholic sweeps of 1939 and sent to the Catholic clergy section of the Dachau concentration camp. There he continued his ministry by caring for other prisoners and suffering his own privations in quiet dignity. Martyr.
Born
- 28 October 1877 in Sieraków, Wielkopolskie, Poland
- 5 December 1942 in the Dachau concentration camp, Oberbayern, Germany from disease and general abuse
- 26 March 1999 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)
Readings
Father Putz belonged to the first transport of Polish prisoners to Dachau. A 65-year-old priest, emaciated and ailing, but young in heart and spirit, he sensed that he would not return to his country, but he comforted and uplifted his brothers with his optimism and the joyful reception of God’s experience. He enjoyed the sympathy of all Polish prisoners. – Father Gerard Mizgalski
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Narcyz Putz“. CatholicSaints.Info. 11 November 2022. Web. 19 April 2024. <>