24 August 1871 | Pole Józef Kopijasz was born in Brzeszcze.
He was a Roman-Catholic priest in Straconka. He was arrested for conducting a procession with Polish religious songs.
In #Auschwitz from 10 August 1942
No. 57784
He was probably murdered with a phenol injection into his heart on 30 August 1942.
One of at least 464 priests, seminarians, and monks, and 35 nuns incarcerated in the Auschwitz camp. Our podcast about the fate of Christian clergy at Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/pS0LQoQ4YLk
