Aleksander Woźny
Polish priest (1910-1983), survivor of the Buchenwald and Dachau concentration camps, nicknamed the 'prisoner of the con…
Place
Poznań
PL
10 saints associated
August Hlond
August Hlond (1881-1948), cardinal and Primate of Poland, is the founder of the Society of Christ for Polish Emigrants. …
Ignacy Posadzy
Polish priest (1898-1984), co-founder of the Society of Christ for Polish Emigrants and founder of the Missionary Sister…
Janina Szymkowiak
A Polish religious sister of the Congregation of the Seraphic Sisters, Sister Maria Sancja heroically devoted herself to…
Leonia Maria Nastał
A Polish religious sister of the Congregation of the Sisters Servants of the Immaculate Conception, declared venerable i…
Maria Karłowska
Maria Karłowska (1865-1935) was a Polish religious sister, foundress of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd of Divine Provi…
Melchior Chyliński
Melchior Chyliński (1694-1741), in religion Brother Raphael, was a Polish Franciscan priest renowned for his heroic char…
Stanisław Streich
A Polish priest and martyr, Stanisław Streich was assassinated in 1938 by a communist militant as he was about to delive…
Frequently asked questions
Which saints are connected to Poznań?
Saints associated with Poznań: Aleksander Woźny, August Hlond, Ignacy Posadzy, Janina Szymkowiak, Leonia Maria Nastał, Maria Karłowska, Melchior Chyliński and Stanisław Streich.