Stefan Wincenty Frelichowski
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| Stefan Wincenty Frelichowski | |
 Patron of Polish Scouts
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| Born | January 22, 1913 Chełmża, German Empire |
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| Died | February 23, 1945 (aged 32) Dachau concentration camp |
Blessed Stefan Wincenty Frelichowski (b. January 22, 1913 in Chełmża - February 23, 1945 in Dachau) was a Polish priest, scout and is patron of Polish Scouts.[1][2] He joined Scouting on March 21, 1927.[1][2] On March 14, 1937 he was ordained a priest.[1][2] In 1938 he became leader of the Old Scouts and chaplain of the scout district Pomerania.[1][2] Arrested by the Gestapo on October 18, 1939 he was imprisoned in the German concentration camps Stutthof, Grenzdorf, Sachsenhausen and Dachau where he died.[2][1] On June 7, 1999 Stefan Wincenty Frelichowski was beatified by Pope John Paul II.[1][2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f "Gedenkstättenfahrt polnischer Pfadfinder nach Dachau" (in German) (2008). SCOUTING-Unabhängige Zeitschrift für Pfadfinderinnen und Pfadfinder 1/2008: 27.
- ^ a b c d e f Patron Seliggesprochener Priester - Pfadfinder Stefan Wincenty Frelichowski (1913-1945) (German). ZHR. Retrieved on 2008-04-13.
[edit] External links
- Stefan Wincenty Frelichowski - Polish language site
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