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Marceli Godlewski
1865 – 1945
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryMarceli Godlewski was a Polish priest who saved Jews during the Holocaust by hiding them, assisting in escapes, and issuing fake baptismal certificates. From 1915 until 1945, Fr. Monsignor Godlewski was a priest in Warsaw's All Saints parish, which became part of the Warsaw Ghetto in 1940. In this position, he was actively involved in helping Jews during the German occupation of Poland, for which he was posthumously awarded the medal of the Righteous Among the Nations in 2009. He was also a prelate, social activist, National Democrat politician and member of the Polish National Committee (1914–1917).
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
November 30, 1864
Turczyn
Date of death
December 25, 1945
Anin
Citizenship
Poland
Occupations & fields
politicianCatholic priestopinion journalistescape helperparson
Awards & honours
Righteous Among the NationsPro Ecclesia et Pontifice
- Field and occupation
- polský prelát
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