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Pope at Audience remembers Polish martyrs
Pope Leo XIV remembered Blessed Wincenty Lewoniuk and 12 companions from Pratulin during a Wednesday audience.
The martyrs were Byzantine-rite Catholics who died in the 19th century. According to Vatican News, the group was killed by soldiers of the Tsar after they refused to change their religion. They chose to remain within the Catholic Church and maintain communion with the Pope.
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