Blessed Bolesław Strzelecki

Bolesław Strzelecki (1896–1941) was a Polish and Roman Catholic priest. He was imprisoned in the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz. He is one of the 108 Blessed Polish Martyrs. Bolesław Strzelecki was born on June 10 1886 in Poland. He always tried to help wherever it was needed. And so it remained for him in later years, especially when he became a priest. Priestly Father Bolesław was strewn with many interesting catechetical classes. Among other things, he taught at a vocational school, where girls from poor families studied. He did not receive any remuneration for this work, so as not to inflate the tuition fee. An important feature of priesthood spirituality, Fr. Bolesław was his concern for prisoners. He was very committed to serving as a prison chaplain when not all priests wanted to take on this task. Working on the prison board he had an impact on improving the living conditions of detainees. Ks. Bolesław was always open to other people. He brought spiritual help to all who expected Him to help him. He did not spare his time for the good of others. And he had the opportunity because he worked in many positions and with various social groups. On September 6, 1935, Fr. bishop Jan Kanty Lorek appointed priest Strzelecki as rector of the church of St. Of the Trinity in Radom. He found the church very neglected, dirty and unattended, the worst in Radom. Nomination for this position resulted from the fact that Fr. the bishop knew that only an outstanding priest with the ability to easily contact the faithful and a good organizer could undertake this work. The Clergy was not disappointed in this decision. The renovation of the temple was completed in 1937. On July 15, 1940, Father Bolesław Strzelecki was nominated as a pastor of the NSJ parish in Glinice in Radom. From the beginning of his work, he brought a lot of new life to the parish. He made the parish office a center of direct contact with parishioners.