Blessed Antoni Rewera
Blessed Antoni Rewera (born January 10, 1869 AD in Wysoka, Poland; died September 4, 1944 AD in Wólka Złojecka, Poland) was a Polish diocesan priest martyred by the Nazi German occupying forces during World War II. He was among the 108 Polish Martyrs of World War II beatified by Pope John Paul II in Warsaw on June 13, 1999. His feast day is June 12.
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| Blessed Antoni Rewera | |
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| Feast Day | June 12 |
| Profession | Polish diocesan priest; martyr of Nazi German occupation; priest of the Diocese of Przemyśl; southeastern Poland (Galicia) Catholic tradition |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church; Diocese of Przemyśl; Polish Catholic Church; 108 Polish Martyrs of WWII |
| Patronage | Poland; southeastern Poland (Galicia); Podkarpacie; priests; those killed in the final days of occupation; the Diocese of Przemyśl |
| Attributes | Polish priestly vestments; palm frond of martyrdom; a cross; southeastern Polish landscape (Carpathian foothills); rosary |
| Birthplace | Wysoka, Galicia, Poland |
| Death Place | Wólka Złojecka, Poland |
| Cause of Death | Martyrdom; killed September 4, 1944, at Wólka Złojecka in the Rzeszów region of southeastern Poland, by the German occupying forces; he was a diocesan priest who had served in the Diocese of Przemyśl in southeastern Poland (formerly Austrian Galicia); the Nazi German occupation of southeastern Poland involved systematic killing of clergy, intellectuals, and civic leaders; in the summer and autumn of 1944, as the Soviet Army advanced, the German forces carried out additional reprisal killings; Antoni Rewera was among the victims; beatified by Pope John Paul II in Warsaw on June 13, 1999 |
| Primary Shrine | Diocese of Przemyśl, southeastern Poland — diocesan veneration; June 12 feast; 108 Polish Martyrs |
| Liturgical Class | Not in universal Roman calendar; June 12 feast for the 108 Polish Martyrs |
| Historic Class | Not in 1962 calendar |
Biography
Antoni Rewera was born January 10, 1869, in Wysoka in southeastern Poland (formerly Austrian Galicia). He was ordained a diocesan priest and served in the Diocese of Przemyśl in southeastern Poland.
During the Nazi German occupation of Poland, he maintained his priestly ministry in the Rzeszów region of southeastern Poland. He was killed by the German occupying forces on September 4, 1944, at Wólka Złojecka, in the final weeks of the German occupation of the region before the Soviet advance.
He was beatified by Pope John Paul II in Warsaw on June 13, 1999, as one of the 108 Polish Martyrs of World War II.
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Birth location: Wysoka, Galicia, Poland
Death location: Wólka Złojecka, Poland
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Blessed Antoni Rewera (1869–1944) was a Polish diocesan priest of the Diocese of Przemyśl, martyred September 4, 1944, by the Nazi German occupying forces in southeastern Poland. One of the 108 Polish Martyrs of WWII. Beatified John Paul II, Warsaw, 1999. Feast June 12.
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