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Edward Detkens (1885–1942) was a Polish Roman Catholic priest. ^[1] He was imprisoned in the Nazi Sachsenhausen concentration camp and died at Dachau. He is one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II. ^[2] He is buried at Powązki Cemetery.

He was born the son of Jozefa and Aleksandra Detkens. ^[3] He became a pharmacist apprentice before joining the Major Metropolitan Theology Seminary of St John the Baptist in Warsaw; he was ordained as a priest in November 1908. ^[4]

After his work at the College of Vicars, he became vicar of Warsaw Cathedral; as well as his duties as a priest, he became prefect of several schools in Warsaw and worked with the Academy of Fine Arts, organising the annual oath-taking ceremony for young people. ^[4]

He was also rector of St Anna’s Church in Warsaw. ^[5]

He was arrested on October 4, 1939 and taken to Pawiak, where he worked in the prison hospital; he was released after 4 months, but was re-arrested a month later and taken to Sachsenhausen. ^[4]

He died in Dachau on October 10, 1942. ^[6]

He was beatified on June 13, 1999 by Pope John Paul II. ^{[4] [7]}

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