Jan Franciszek Czartoryski

Prince Jan Franciszek Czartoryski or Blessed Michał (February 19, 1897September 6, 1944) was a Polish noble, and a Dominican friar.

Blessed
Jan Franciszek Czartoryski
Born(1897-02-19)19 February 1897
Pełkinie, Austria-Hungary
Died6 September 1944(1944-09-06) (aged 47)
Warsaw, Poland

John Czartoryski was born in Pelkinie (Jaroslaw) on February 19, 1897.[1] He was an activist of the young organisation "Odrodzenie" ("Rebirth") in Lwów. During the Warsaw Uprising he was the chaplain of the Armia Krajowa Group "Konrad", and was shot by German troops.

Czartoryski was beatified on 13 June 1998 among the 108 Polish Martyrs of World War II.[1]

Feast Day is on September 6.

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