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{{Short description|Polish teacher, rebel, and Roman Catholic martyr}}
'''Natalia Tułasiewicz''' (1906–31 March 1945) died in [[Ravensbrück concentration camp]], in a gas chamber), a teacher from [[Poznan]] and a leader in the lay apostolate. During the [[occupation of Poland]], she volunteered to leave for the Third Reich together with other women condemned to do heavy work in order to give them spiritual comfort. When the Gestapo found out, she was arrested, tortured, publicly humiliated and condemned to death in KL Ravensbruck. On Good Friday, she climbed a stool in the hut and spoke to the prisoners on the passion and resurrection of Jesus. Two days later, on Easter Sunday, she died in a gas chamber.
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[[File:Poznań Tułasiewicz.jpg|thumb|right|Memorial plaque to Natalia Tułasiewicz in Poznań]]
'''Natalia Tułasiewicz''' (9 April 1906 – 31 March 1945) was a Polish teacher in [[Poznań]], [[Second Polish Republic]], and a leader in the [[Roman Catholicism in Poland|Catholic]] lay [[apostolate]]. A member of the [[Polish Underground State]], she was murdered in a [[gas chamber]] at the [[Ravensbrück concentration camp]]. Tułasiewicz was [[beatified]] in 1999 as one of the [[108 Martyrs of World War II]].


==Biography==
She is one of the [[108 Martyrs of World War Two]].
Natalia Tułasiewicz was born in [[Rzeszów]] on 9 April 1906.<ref name="rm"/> She moved with her family to [[Poznań]] in 1921, where upon graduating from the [[Poznań University]] she worked as a teacher, and was a leader in the lay [[apostolate]].


During the [[occupation of Poland]], her family was among the many Polish families who were dispossessed by the Germans after annexation of Poznań; thrown out of their homes with only a few hours' notice.<ref name="rm"/> She was involved in the [[Education in Poland during World War II|underground education]] in [[Kraków]] and was a member of the [[Polish Underground State]].<ref name="rm"/> In 1943, she volunteered to leave for Germany together with other women who were [[forced labor in Nazi Germany|forced to perform heavy work]], to give them spiritual comfort.<ref name="rm"/> When the Germans found out about her secret mission, she was arrested, tortured, and condemned to death in the [[Ravensbrück concentration camp]].<ref name="rm"/> On [[Good Friday]] 1945, she climbed a stool in the barracks and spoke to the prisoners on the passion and resurrection of Jesus. Two days later, on [[Easter Sunday]], 31 March, she was murdered in a [[gas chamber]].<ref name="rm"/> The concentration camp was liberated two days later.<ref name="rm"/>
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Natalia Tułasiewicz is one of the only two lay women among the 108 Martyrs of World War II, beatified on 13 June 1999 by [[Pope John Paul II]].<ref name="rm">Dorota Tułasiewicz, [http://www.radiomaryja.pl/pdf/pdf.php?r=ar&id=932 "Nie potrafię nienawidzić nawet tych, którzy nas skrzywdzili"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407071811/http://www.radiomaryja.pl/pdf/pdf.php?r=ar&id=932 |date=2012-04-07 }} (I'm unable to hate even those who wronged us). {{cite web|url= |title=45 KB }}45 KB&nbsp;, ''Radio Maryja'', 2006-09-03. {{in lang|pl}}</ref><ref name="wych">Sylwia Palka, [http://www.wychowawca.pl/miesiecznik_nowy/2007/06-2007/02.htm Poprzez ziemię ukochała niebo] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425161216/http://www.wychowawca.pl/miesiecznik_nowy/2007/06-2007/02.htm |date=2012-04-25 }}, ''Miesięcznik Wychowawca'', Nr. 06/2007. {{in lang|pl}}</ref>

==References==
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==Further reading==
* Bł. Natalia Tułasiewicz, ''Przeciw barbarzynstwu – Listy, Dzienniki, wspomnienia.'' Wydawnictwo "M", Kraków 2003.
* Natalia Tułasiewicz, ''Byc poetka zycia. Zapiski z lat 1938–1943.'' Wydawnictwo Wydziału Teologicznego UAM, Poznan, 2006.

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Latest revision as of 08:34, 6 March 2024

Natalia Tułasiewicz
Memorial plaque to Natalia Tułasiewicz in Poznań

Natalia Tułasiewicz (9 April 1906 – 31 March 1945) was a Polish teacher in Poznań, Second Polish Republic, and a leader in the Catholic lay apostolate. A member of the Polish Underground State, she was murdered in a gas chamber at the Ravensbrück concentration camp. Tułasiewicz was beatified in 1999 as one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II.

Biography[edit]

Natalia Tułasiewicz was born in Rzeszów on 9 April 1906.[1] She moved with her family to Poznań in 1921, where upon graduating from the Poznań University she worked as a teacher, and was a leader in the lay apostolate.

During the occupation of Poland, her family was among the many Polish families who were dispossessed by the Germans after annexation of Poznań; thrown out of their homes with only a few hours' notice.[1] She was involved in the underground education in Kraków and was a member of the Polish Underground State.[1] In 1943, she volunteered to leave for Germany together with other women who were forced to perform heavy work, to give them spiritual comfort.[1] When the Germans found out about her secret mission, she was arrested, tortured, and condemned to death in the Ravensbrück concentration camp.[1] On Good Friday 1945, she climbed a stool in the barracks and spoke to the prisoners on the passion and resurrection of Jesus. Two days later, on Easter Sunday, 31 March, she was murdered in a gas chamber.[1] The concentration camp was liberated two days later.[1]

Natalia Tułasiewicz is one of the only two lay women among the 108 Martyrs of World War II, beatified on 13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II.[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Dorota Tułasiewicz, "Nie potrafię nienawidzić nawet tych, którzy nas skrzywdzili" Archived 2012-04-07 at the Wayback Machine (I'm unable to hate even those who wronged us). "45 KB". {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)45 KB , Radio Maryja, 2006-09-03. (in Polish)
  2. ^ Sylwia Palka, Poprzez ziemię ukochała niebo Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine, Miesięcznik Wychowawca, Nr. 06/2007. (in Polish)

Further reading[edit]

  • Bł. Natalia Tułasiewicz, Przeciw barbarzynstwu – Listy, Dzienniki, wspomnienia. Wydawnictwo "M", Kraków 2003.
  • Natalia Tułasiewicz, Byc poetka zycia. Zapiski z lat 1938–1943. Wydawnictwo Wydziału Teologicznego UAM, Poznan, 2006.
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