Blessed Edward Detkens
- 10 October
- 12 June as one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II
Profile
Priest in the archdiocese of Warsaw, Poland where he served as chaplain to university students and personnel, and rector of the church of Saint Anne. Imprisoned by the Gestapo in the Dachau concentration camp during the Nazi occupation of Poland in World War II. Martyr.
Born
- 14 October 1885 in Mokotów, Mazowieckie, Poland
- gassed on 10 October 1942 in the chambers of Dachau, Oberbayern, Germany
- 26 March 1999 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)
- 13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II in Warsaw, Poland
Readings
I will follow you, Christ, on the way of the cross, because the cross brings me closer to you. O Christ, give me, through Your holy torment of gas, torment to overcome torment. – Blessed Edward as he was being led to execution
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Edward Detkens“. CatholicSaints.Info. 19 July 2021. Web. 23 April 2024. <>