Marceli Godlewski (15 January 1865 – 25 December 1945) was a Polish priest who saved Jews during the Holocaust by hiding them, assisting in escapes, and issuing fake baptismal certificates. From 1915 until 1945, Fr. Monsignor Godlewski was a priest in Warsaw's All Saints parish, which became part of the Warsaw Ghetto in 1940.[1][2] In this position, he was actively involved in helping Jews during the German occupation of Poland, for which he was posthumously awarded the medal of the Righteous Among the Nations in 2009.[3][4][5][6] He was also a prelate, social activist, National Democrat politician and member of the Polish National Committee (1914–1917).
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- ^ CNA Staff (27 January 2021). "How a Catholic pastor saved hundreds of his Jewish neighbors in the Warsaw Ghetto". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ Skibiński, Cyryl. "Marceli Godlewski. Priest on that side of the wall". Jewish Historical Institute. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Stories of Polish Resistance: Father Marcelli Godlewski (1865 - 1945)" (PDF). Learning from the Righteous. Retrieved 1 December 2023.