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{{Short description|Polish Roman Catholic priest and martyr}}

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| birth_place = Czarna Sędziszowska, Poland19421203df=yes}}| death_place = Auschwitz-Birkenau| venerated_in = | beatified_date = 13 June 1999| beatified_place = | beatified_by = Pope John Paul II| canonized_date = | canonized_place = | canonized_by = DATE=17 APRIL 2019, 12 June (with the 108 Blessed Polish Martyrs)| attributes = | patronage = }}Roman Sitko (30 March 1880 – 12 October 1942) was a Polish Catholic priest. In 1941 he was arrested by the Nazis and murdered at Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. He is considered a martyr and was beatified by Pope John Paul II on 13 June 1999.

Life

Roman Sitko was born on 30 March 1880 in Czarna Sędziszowska, Poland. In 1900 he started his studies for the priesthood and was ordained in Tarnów in 1904. Between 1907 and 1921 he worked as a priest in Mielec.Sitko was arrested on 22 May 1941 by the Nazis. He was imprisoned for months before being sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau in August 1942.

Veneration

After his murder Sitko was recognized as one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II. He was beatified by Pope John Paul II on 13 June 1999. His feast is celebrated on 12 October.In 2014 a documentary was shot by a Polish screenplay writer, director and film producer Dawid Szpara.WEB,www.gazetakrakowska.pl/artykul/3633588,tarnow-krecili-film-o-ksiedzu-gdy-wkroczyla-policja,id,t.html, Tarnów. Kręcili film o księdzu, gdy wkroczyła policja, 4 November 2014, 2014-11-05, pl, WEB,www.rdn.pl/index.php/religia/diecezja/8509-premiera-filmu-o-bl-ks-romanie-sitko, Błogosławiony ksiądz Roman Sitko na dużym ekranie, 2014-11-05, pl, dead,www.rdn.pl/index.php/religia/diecezja/8509-premiera-filmu-o-bl-ks-romanie-sitko," title="web.archive.org/web/20141206062903www.rdn.pl/index.php/religia/diecezja/8509-premiera-filmu-o-bl-ks-romanie-sitko,">web.archive.org/web/20141206062903www.rdn.pl/index.php/religia/diecezja/8509-premiera-filmu-o-bl-ks-romanie-sitko, 2014-12-06, WEB,www.sadeczanin.info/kosciol-i-religia,10/bohater-z-wiary-film-o-bl-ks-romanie-sitko,65719#.VFppixYmi_o, Sądeckie akcenty w filmie o bł. ks. Romanie Sitko, 2014-11-05, pl, dead,www.sadeczanin.info/kosciol-i-religia,10/bohater-z-wiary-film-o-bl-ks-romanie-sitko,65719#.VFppixYmi_o," title="web.archive.org/web/20141208224001www.sadeczanin.info/kosciol-i-religia,10/bohater-z-wiary-film-o-bl-ks-romanie-sitko,65719#.VFppixYmi_o,">web.archive.org/web/20141208224001www.sadeczanin.info/kosciol-i-religia,10/bohater-z-wiary-film-o-bl-ks-romanie-sitko,65719#.VFppixYmi_o, 2014-12-08, WEB,tarnow.gosc.pl/doc/2231575.Bohater-z-wiary, Bohater z wiary, 4 November 2014, 2014-11-05, pl,

Further reading

• Adam Nowak, KsiÄ…dz rektor Roman Sitko. Å»ycie, dziaÅ‚alność, mÄ™czeÅ„stwo, Wydawnictwo Diecezji Tarnowskiej BIBLOS, Tarnów 1998, {{ISBN|83-86889-54-3}}. (in Polish)
• StanisÅ‚aw Sojka, MÄ™czennicy 1939—1945. BÅ‚ogosÅ‚awiony ks. Roman Sitko, Zeszyt 45, Wydawnictwo Duszpasterstwa Rolników, WÅ‚ocÅ‚awek 2001, {{ISBN|83-88743-64-3}}. (in Polish)
• Krzysztof G. Gucwa, Bardzo szanowany rektor. Numer 61908 z KL Auschwitz, Wydawca JAMAKASZ, Tarnów 2014, {{ISBN|978-83-938416-9-1}}. (in Polish)

See also

• List of saints of Poland
• List of saints canonized by Pope John Paul II

References

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External links

• Beato Romano (Roman) Sitko

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