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Also known as

• prisoner 28097

Memorial

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

Profile

Raised in a family with seven children. Graduated in 1906 at the Royal Grammar School in Ostrow, Poland. Studied at the seminaries in Poznan and Gniezno, Poland. Ordained on 30 January 1910 in the archdiocese of Gniezno, Poland. Arrested by the Nazis on 6 October 1941 as part of the sweep of priests following the invasion of Poland. Martyr.

Born

• 25 April 1885 in Gostyczyna, Wielkopolskie, Poland

Died

• 1 July 1942 at the concentration camp in Dachau, Bavaria, Germany of general abuse
• body burned

Venerated

• 26 March 1999 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

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

Readings

Praised be Jesus Christ. – Blessed Jan’s dying words

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Jan Nepomucen Chrzan“. CatholicSaints.Info. 8 July 2021. Web. 20 May 2024. <>