Blessed Filip Geryluk
Blessed Filip Geryluk (born October 19, 1912 AD in Zabłocie, Galicia, Poland/Ukraine; died June 23, 1943 AD in Zabłocie, Chełm Land, Poland) was a Polish Catholic layman who was martyred by German Nazi forces during World War II. He was beatified by Pope John Paul II on June 13, 1999, in Warsaw, as one of the 108 Polish Martyrs of World War II. His feast day is June 12.
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| Blessed Filip Geryluk | |
|---|---|
| Feast Day | June 12 |
| Profession | Polish Catholic layman; martyr of Nazi occupation; resident of Zabłocie, Chełm Land, eastern Poland; one of the 108 Polish Martyrs of World War II; lay martyr of the 20th century |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church; Polish Catholic tradition; 108 Polish Martyrs of World War II; 20th-century martyrs; lay martyrs; Chełm Land Catholic heritage |
| Patronage | Poland; eastern Poland (Chełm Land); Catholic laypeople; those martyred by Nazi forces; the 108 Polish Martyrs |
| Attributes | Peasant dress; palm of martyrdom; June 12 feast; Polish landscape; cross |
| Birthplace | Zabłocie, Chełm Land, Poland |
| Death Place | Zabłocie, Chełm Land, Poland |
| Cause of Death | Martyrdom; killed by German Nazi forces in Zabłocie, Chełm Land, Poland, on June 23, 1943; Blessed Filip Geryluk was a Polish Catholic layman from the Chełm Land region of eastern Poland who was killed during the Nazi occupation; he was beatified by Pope John Paul II on June 13, 1999, in Warsaw, as one of the 108 Polish Martyrs of World War II |
| Primary Shrine | Chełm Land, Poland; feast June 12; beatified JPII June 13 1999 |
| Liturgical Class | Not in universal Roman calendar; June 12 feast in Poland (with the 108 Polish Martyrs group) |
| Historic Class | Not in 1962 calendar |
Biography
Filip Geryluk was born October 19, 1912, in Zabłocie, Chełm Land, in eastern Poland. He was a Polish Catholic layman.
During the German Nazi occupation of Poland, he was killed by Nazi forces in his village of Zabłocie on June 23, 1943.
He was beatified by Pope John Paul II on June 13, 1999, in Warsaw, Poland, as one of the 108 Polish Martyrs of World War II. His feast day is June 12.
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Birth location: Zabłocie, Chełm Land, Poland
Death location: Zabłocie, Chełm Land, Poland
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Blessed Filip Geryluk (1912–1943) was a Polish Catholic layman from Zabłocie, Chełm Land, who was martyred by Nazi forces on June 23, 1943; beatified John Paul II in Warsaw on June 13, 1999, as one of the 108 Polish Martyrs of World War II. Feast June 12.
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