Justinas Dabrila

Justinas Dabrila (born March 15, 1905 in Našiškiai , district Vilkaviškis ; † June 22, 1941 in Budavonė Forest near Bartninkai , near Vilkaviškis ) was a Lithuanian Catholic priest, professor , martyr .

Life

He studied at the Marijampolė and Vilkaviškis high schools . From 1920 to 1926 he studied at the Vilkaviškis seminary and from 1927 to 1928 at the Lietuvos universitetas . In 1928 he was ordained a priest. He then did a PhD in philosophy . From 1935 he was a chaplain at the Vilkaviškis grammar school and from 1936 he taught at the Vilkaviškis seminary as a professor. In 1941 he was tortured with other priests Vaclovas Balsys and Jonas Petrika from the NKVD .

His grave is at Alksnėnai Church .

XXI amžius, No. 55, July 21, 2006
Kauno kraštas, June 16, 1998
Krikščioniškos minties, kultūros ir visuomenės laikraštis, XXI amžius No. 55, 2006 liepos 21d.
Laikrašti's “Kauno kraštas” 1998 metai, birželio 16d.
http://provita.vdu.lt/3/Vd.htm

personal data
SURNAME	Dabrila, Justinas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Lithuanian Catholic priest, professor, martyr
DATE OF BIRTH	March 15, 1905
PLACE OF BIRTH	Našiškiai , Vilkaviškis district municipality
DATE OF DEATH	June 22, 1941
Place of death	Budavonė forest near Bartninkai , Vilkaviškis