Antoni Julian Nowowiejski
Antoni Julian Nowowiejski (11 February 1858 – 28 May 1941) was a Polish bishop of Płock (1908–1941), titular archbishop of Silyum, first secretary of Polish Episcopal Conference (1918–1919), honorary citizen of Płock and historian. He died at the hands of the Germans in Soldau concentration camp near Działdowo on 28 May 1941, and was subsequently beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1999 as one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II.
Blessed Antoni Julian Nowowiejski | |
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| Bishop of Płock | |
| Born | 11 February 1858 Lubienia, Poland |
| Died | 28 May 1941 (aged 83) Działdowo, Poland |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II |
| Feast | May 28 |
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