August 23rd

Blessed Francis Dachtera

Blessed · Common of Martyrs · Dachau, Germany

At the Dachau detention camp near Munich in Bavaria, Germany, Blessed Francis Dachtera, priest and martyr, who, a Pole by nationality, in time of war, broken by atrocities committed by physicians with no regard for human dignity, died for Christ.

Latin Original

Intra castra detentiónis Dacháni prope Monáchium Baváriz in Germánia, beáti Francisci Dachtera, presbyteri et mártyris, qui, polónus natióne, belli témpore, atrocitátibus fractus a médicis patrátis nullo salvo humánze dignitátis respéctu, pro Christo occübuit. 473