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{{Short description|Polish Roman Catholic Franciscan friar and martyr}}
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[[File:JAN BAJEWSKI.jpg|thumb|280px|Bajewski around 1940]]
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'''Antonin Bajewski''' (17 January 1915 - 18 May 1941) was a Polish Franciscan monk, born '''Jan Eugene Bajewski'''. He was martyred in 1941 and [[Beatification|beatified]] as one of the [[108 Martyrs of World War II]] by the Polish [[pope John-Paul II]] on 13 June 1999. Their feast day is 12th June.
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[[File:JAN BAJEWSKI.jpg|thumb|350px|Bajewski around 1940]]
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'''Antonin Bajewski''' (17 January 1915 – 18 May 1941), born '''Jan Eugene Bajewski''', was a Polish Franciscan friar. He has been declared a [[martyr]] by the [[Catholic Church]] following his death in [[Auschwitz Concentration Camp]] in 1941 and was [[Beatification|beatified]] as one of the [[108 Martyrs of World War II]] by the Polish [[Pope John-Paul II]] on 13 June 1999. Their collective feast day is 12 June.


==Life==
==Life==
He was born in [[Vilnius]] in 1915.<ref name="Martiri"/>. He became a Franciscan in [[1934]], taking the name Brother Antonin. He was ordained a priest in 1939 and became vicar to [[Maximilien Kolbe]]. He and Kolbe were both arrested by the Germans in [[1941]] and Antonin was imprisoned. He boosted the other prisoners' morale and gave them his rations, before being deported to [[Auschwitz Concentration Camp]], where he contracted [[typhoid]]. This proved fatal and he died on 18 May 1941.<ref name="Nominis">{{fr icon}} Nominis, [http://nominis.cef.fr/contenus/saint/11669/Bienheureux-Antonin-Bajewski.html « Bienheureux Antonin Bajewski »].</ref><ref name="Martiri">Site officiel du [[Vatican]], [http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_academies/cult-martyrum/martiri/001.html Les martyrs proclamés par Jean-Paul II, 1999, le 13 juin, « 97. Antonio Bajewski »].</ref>
He was born in [[Vilnius]] in 1915.<ref name="Martiri"/> He became a Franciscan in 1934, taking the name Brother Antonin. He was ordained a priest in 1939 and became vicar to [[Maximilian Kolbe]]. He and Kolbe were both arrested by the Germans in 1941 and Antonin was imprisoned. He boosted the other prisoners' morale and gave them his rations, before being deported to [[Auschwitz Concentration Camp]], where he contracted [[typhoid fever]]. This proved fatal and he died on 18 May 1941.<ref name="Nominis">{{in lang|fr}} Nominis, [http://nominis.cef.fr/contenus/saint/11669/Bienheureux-Antonin-Bajewski.html « Bienheureux Antonin Bajewski »].</ref><ref name="Martiri">Site officiel du [[Holy See|Vatican]], [https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_academies/cult-martyrum/martiri/001.html Les martyrs proclamés par Jean-Paul II, 1999, le 13 juin, « 97. Antonio Bajewski »].</ref>


== References==
== References==
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==Bibliography ==
==Bibliography ==
* {{pl}} Marek Darul, ''Błogosławiony ojciec Antonin Bajewski'', Wydaw. Duszpasterstwa Rolników, 2001 {{ISBN|8388743198|9788388743191}}, 63 pages.
* {{in lang|pl}} Marek Darul, ''Błogosławiony ojciec Antonin Bajewski'', Wydaw. Duszpasterstwa Rolników, 2001 {{ISBN|8388743198|9788388743191}}, 63 pages.


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Latest revision as of 14:19, 25 June 2023

Bajewski around 1940

Antonin Bajewski (17 January 1915 – 18 May 1941), born Jan Eugene Bajewski, was a Polish Franciscan friar. He has been declared a martyr by the Catholic Church following his death in Auschwitz Concentration Camp in 1941 and was beatified as one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II by the Polish Pope John-Paul II on 13 June 1999. Their collective feast day is 12 June.

Life[edit]

He was born in Vilnius in 1915.[1] He became a Franciscan in 1934, taking the name Brother Antonin. He was ordained a priest in 1939 and became vicar to Maximilian Kolbe. He and Kolbe were both arrested by the Germans in 1941 and Antonin was imprisoned. He boosted the other prisoners' morale and gave them his rations, before being deported to Auschwitz Concentration Camp, where he contracted typhoid fever. This proved fatal and he died on 18 May 1941.[2][1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Site officiel du Vatican, Les martyrs proclamés par Jean-Paul II, 1999, le 13 juin, « 97. Antonio Bajewski ».
  2. ^ (in French) Nominis, « Bienheureux Antonin Bajewski ».

Bibliography[edit]

  • (in Polish) Marek Darul, Błogosławiony ojciec Antonin Bajewski, Wydaw. Duszpasterstwa Rolników, 2001 ISBN 8388743198, 9788388743191, 63 pages.
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