Franciszek Blachnicki
A Polish priest and founder of the Light-Life movement, Franciszek Blachnicki dedicated his life to evangelization and s…
Historical figure
Karol Wojtyła
évêque auxiliaire puis archevêque de Cracovie (futur pape Jean-Paul II), collaborateur et soutien décisif
13 saints linked
Hanna Chrzanowska
Polish nurse and pioneer of home care and chaplaincy for the sick, collaborator of Karol Wojtyła.
Hanna Helena Chrzanowska
Hanna Helena Chrzanowska (1902-1973) was a Polish lay nurse, a pioneer of parish home nursing, and a close collaborator …
Jan Pietraszko
Auxiliary bishop of Krakow and a prominent figure in Polish university pastoral care under the communist regime.
Jan Świerc and 8 companions
Jan Świerc and his 8 companions are a group of nine Polish Salesian priests martyred by the Nazi regime between 1941 and…
Jan Świerc and companions
Jan Świerc and his eight companions are Polish Salesian priests, martyrs of Nazism at Auschwitz and Dachau, beatified in…
Jan Tyranowski
A Polish layperson and tailor, Jan Tyranowski was the spiritual mentor of the young Karol Wojtyła and the heroic leader …
Janina Woynarowska
Janina Woynarowska (1923-1979) was a Polish nurse, a consecrated layperson within the Secular Institute of Christ the Re…
Jerzy Ciesielski
Jerzy Ciesielski (1929-1970) was a Polish civil engineer, university professor, and committed member of the Focolare Mov…
Michał Sopoćko
A Polish priest and confessor of Saint Faustina, Blessed Michał Sopoćko dedicated his life to promoting and providing th…
Paweł Klamans Smolikowski
Polish Resurrectionist priest, missionary in Bulgaria and educator, declared Venerable in 2017.
Piotr Kosiba
Piotr Kosiba (1855-1939), in religion Brother Alojzy, was a Polish Franciscan religious. Known as the Apostle of Kindnes…
Władysław Bukowiński
A Polish priest nicknamed the "Apostle of Kazakhstan," he spent many years in Soviet gulags and dedicated his life to cl…