7 Polish Martyrs Memoirs of Priests Who Lived through World War
II Published | 1665 hits By Father Mariusz Frukacz CZESTOCHOWA,
Polan, JUNE 21, 2012 (Zenit.org).- “Memoirs of War (1939-1945)
of Priests of the Diocese of Czestochowa” is the title of the
book published recently by the Catholic weekly “Niedziela,”
which is part of the series “Library of Niedziela.” The memoirs
in question are those of priests who survived the hell of
concentration camps. They were gathered by historians Father
Jacek Kapuscinski and Father Jan Zwiazek. The book collects the
writings of seven priests: Father Jan Brodzinski (1904-1975),
Father Roman Aleksander Konopka (1912-1994), Father Jozef Kubica
(1911-1953), Father Antoni Mietlinski (1877-1959), Father Maciej
Namysly (1892-1979), Father Serafin Opalka (1911-1986) and
Father Jozef Pruchnicki (1894-1963). Four of them recall the
events and experiences of five concentration camps: Dachau,
Gusen, Auschwitz, Konstantynow and Sosnowiec. The other three
memoirs describe pastoral work