Blessed Franciszek Kęsy

Franciszek Kęsy (Berlin, November 13, 1920 – Dresden, August 24, 1942), cited in Hispanic sources as Francisco Kesy, was a Polish Catholic layman, an aspirant to the Salesian minor seminary in Ląd, and a martyr of the Second World War. Associated with the Salesian oratory in Poznań, he was arrested during the German occupation of Poland along with four other young men from the Salesian community and executed in Dresden. He was beatified by John Paul II in Warsaw on June 13, 1999, as part of the group of 108 Martyrs of World War II.