108 Martyrs of World War II
The 108 Martyrs of World War II, known also as the 108 Blessed Polish Martyrs, were Catholics from Poland killed during World War II by Nazi Germany.
John Paul II during his visit to Poland in June 1999, Warsaw
Józef Kowalski, priest beaten to death on 3 July 1942 in the KL Auschwitz concentration camp
Alicja Jadwiga Kotowska, a nun killed in 1939 in the mass murders in Piaśnica
Antoni Julian Nowowiejski
Antoni Julian Nowowiejski was a Polish bishop of Płock (1908–1941), titular archbishop of Silyum, first secretary of Polish Episcopal Conference (1918–1919), honorary citizen of Płock and historian. He died at the hands of the Germans in Soldau concentration camp near Działdowo on 28 May 1941, and was subsequently beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1999 as one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II.
A tablet to beatified bishop Nowowiejski in Cathedral of Płock