ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST
Saints celebrated on the 21st August
BLESSED BRUNO ZEMBOL, MARTYR
Jan Zembol was born in Letownia, in the diocese of Krakow, on September 7, 1905. In 1922 he was received in the Province of the Friars Minor of Saint Mary of Angels.
He was professed on March 6, 1932, taking the name Bruno. His duties included cooking, and he was the organist in various convents of the Province.
HE WAS IMPRISONED
On November 19, 1939, Bl. Bruno was imprisoned in Lublin. From here he was then deported first to the concentration camp Sachsenhausen and finally, in December 1939, to Dachau.
MARTYRDOM
On August 21, 1942, Bl. Bruno died of sickness, neglect and exhaustion.
Pope John Paul II beatified Bl. Bruno in Warsaw (Poland) on June 13, 1999 with 107 other Polish martyrs, including four of his other brothers.
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