Rudolf Komórek


Rudolf Komórek

Born(1890-10-11)11 October 1890
Bielitz, Austrian Silesia, Austria-Hungary
Died11 December 1949(1949-12-11) (aged 59)
São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil

Rudolf Komórek (11 October 1890 – 11 December 1949) was a Polish priest and a professed member of the Salesians of Don Bosco while also serving as part of the missions in Brazil. He served during World War I as a hospital chaplain and began the process of joining the order of Saint John Bosco following his time as a prisoner of war in Trento.

The cause for sainthood commenced on 31 January 1964 in which he became a Servant of God and Pope John Paul II named him to be Venerable on 6 April 1995.