13 March 1911 | A Pole, Józef Kowalski, was born in Siedliska.

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13 March 1911 | A Pole, Józef Kowalski, was born in Siedliska. A Catholic priest, Salesian.

In #Auschwitz from 26 June 1941.
No. 17350
On 4 July 1942 he was drowned in a barrel of fecal matter in the Penal Company, where he was placed for refusing to trample a rosary.
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One of at least 464 priests, seminarians and monks imprisoned in Auschwitz. Learn more:

Lesson: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_18_duchowienstwo/
Podcast: https://youtu.be/pS0LQoQ4YLk