Emil Szramek

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Emil Michael Schramek
Priest and Martyr
Born29 September 1887
Tworków, Poland
Died13 January 1942 (aged 54)
Dachau Concentration camp, Dachau, Germany
Venerated inCatholic Church
Beatified13 June 1999, Warsaw, Poland by Pope John Paul II
Canonized13 December 1999, Nagoya, Japan
Feast13 January
AttributesMartyr's palm
Rosary
PatronageTworkow, Poland
Commemorative plaque in the Church of St. Mary in Katowice

Emil Szramek (29 September 1887 – 13 January 1942) was a Polish and Roman Catholic priest. He graduated from the University of Wrocław. He died in a Nazi concentration camp at Dachau. He is one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II who were beatified in 1999 by Pope John Paul II.

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  1. ^ "Monitor Polski Nr. 296" (PDF). dziennikustaw.gov.pl. 28 December 1927. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Zarządzenie Ministra Wyznań Religijnych i Oświecenia Publicznego z dnia 5 listopada 1935 r. o nadaniu odznaczenia "Wawrzyn Akademicki"". isap.sejm.gov.pl. Retrieved 3 April 2024.

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