Editorial photo #13820139 Religion and Belief

Beatification Of Fr. Jan Swierc SDB And Companions In Krakow

Officials of the State Security Service attend the solemn beatification of Fr. Jan Swierc SDB and Companions, Salesian martyrs, at the Sanctuary of St. John Paul II in Krakow, Poland, on June 6, 2026. During a solemn Mass, nine Salesian priests who perished in the Nazi extermination camps of Auschwitz and Dachau were beatified. They died during World War II in 1941-1942. (Photo by Klaudia Radecka/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID: #13820139
Date taken: 6 June 2026
Location: —
Photographer: Klaudia Radecka/NurPhoto
Category: Religion and Belief

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