Józef Cyrek, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Józef Cyrek

Polish writer

Date of Birth: 13-Sep-1904

Place of Birth: Bysina, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 02-Sep-1940

Profession: writer, biographer, children's writer

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Józef Cyrek (born 13 September 1904 in Bysina; d.
2 September 1940 at Auschwitz) was a Polish writer and Roman Catholic clergyman, member of the Society of Jesus involved in the religious publishing industry, who shortly after the Nazi invasion of Poland was arrested by the Gestapo, imprisoned at several places of detention, and lastly deported to the Auschwitz concentration camp where he was murdered. He has in recent years been accorded the title of Servant of God and is in the process of being beatified by the Catholic Church.