Religious Brother
Blessed Timothy was born July 29,1908 in Poland. He only attended school for three years before having to find work to help support his family. In 1930 he began his life as a Franciscan in the monastery at Niepokalanow, Poland. Brother Timothy worked in the storehouse and in the infirmary, caring for the friars who were sick. He was still at the monastery when World War II began.
Brother Timothy along with four other members of the community were arrested in October 1941. While in prison, the friars were able to encourage one another and their fellow prisoners. The little group spent much time in prayer, saying the rosary and singing hymns. In a place where food was scarce, the Brother Timothy and other the members of the Franciscan community shared their food with the other prisoners. In January, 1942, Brother Timothy was sent to Auschwitz. He was assigned to hard labor and in just a few months he was worn out with the hard work, hunger, cold and ill-treatment. He died from Pneumonia on July 28, 1942.
For more information see:
"Heroic Catholics of the Twentieth Century"
by Sister Elizabeth Ann Barkett, SJW
New Hope Publications
New Hope, Ky.
Or
Sisters of St. Joseph the Worker
www.ssjw.org
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