Blessed Martyrs of Chimbote
Saint Blase Church and Saint Joseph Church have become one parish in the Renew My Church process. The new parish name is Blessed Martyrs of Chimbote that was given by the Cardinal in January 2022. Who were the three martyrs?
The Blessed Three Martyrs of Chimbote were a group of two Polish Franciscan priests and one Italian missionary priest murdered in Peru in 1991 by the Shining Path communist guerillas. Michal Tomaszek, Zbigniew Adam Strzalkowski, and Alessandro Dordi were murdred on August 9th and August 25th of 1991 respectively.
Both Polish Franciscans dedicated their work to the faithful of Peru in charitable and merciful acts that appealed to their Franciscan charism, taking as their models for their work both Saint Francis of Assisi and Saint Maximilian Kolbe. In response to a drought in 1989, the two friars brought with them food from Caritas to cater to the immediate needs of the people. Yet the two also catechized the faithful and preached on various saints, in the process, revitalizing the faith of the Peruvian people.
Dordi served in Peru since 1980 and tended to the social needs of the Peruvian people while assisting with rural development programs and for his esteemed preaching abilities.
Pope Francis gave approval on February 3, 2015 to their beatification after affirming their martyrdom, and the celebration of beatification was celebrated in Peru by Cardinal Angelo Amato on December 5, 2015. A miracle attributed to the three will be required for their eventual canonization.
The Blessed Three Martyrs of Chimbote were a group of two Polish Franciscan priests and one Italian missionary priest murdered in Peru in 1991 by the Shining Path communist guerillas. Michal Tomaszek, Zbigniew Adam Strzalkowski, and Alessandro Dordi were murdred on August 9th and August 25th of 1991 respectively.
Both Polish Franciscans dedicated their work to the faithful of Peru in charitable and merciful acts that appealed to their Franciscan charism, taking as their models for their work both Saint Francis of Assisi and Saint Maximilian Kolbe. In response to a drought in 1989, the two friars brought with them food from Caritas to cater to the immediate needs of the people. Yet the two also catechized the faithful and preached on various saints, in the process, revitalizing the faith of the Peruvian people.
Dordi served in Peru since 1980 and tended to the social needs of the Peruvian people while assisting with rural development programs and for his esteemed preaching abilities.
Pope Francis gave approval on February 3, 2015 to their beatification after affirming their martyrdom, and the celebration of beatification was celebrated in Peru by Cardinal Angelo Amato on December 5, 2015. A miracle attributed to the three will be required for their eventual canonization.
