About Bronislovas Paukštys
Lived 1897 – 1966 (aged 69). Bronislovas Paukštys was a Lithuanian catholic priest.
Bronislovas "Bronius" Paukštys (15 February 1897 – 17 December 1966) was a Lithuanian Roman Catholic priest who rescued around 120 Jewish children and 25 Jewish adults from the Holocaust in Lithuania. He was recognized as the Righteous Among the Nations in 1977.
Paukštys was a primary school teacher before joining the Salesians of Don Bosco and receiving an education in Italy. Ordained as a priest in 1935, he worked in Vytėnai, Saldutiškis, Kaunas. During World War II, he helped Jews by forging documents and by finding safe places to hide. After the war, he was arrested by the Soviet NKVD and sentenced to ten years in Gulag. He returned to Lithuania in 1956 and lived in obscurity.
Biography
Early life Paukštys was born in in the present-day Kazlų Rūda Municipality. He was the ninth child in the family.
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Who was Bronislovas Paukštys?
Lithuanian Righteous Among the Nations
When was Bronislovas Paukštys born?
Bronislovas Paukštys was born on 15 February 1897 in Kurynė.
When did Bronislovas Paukštys die?
Bronislovas Paukštys died on 17 December 1966 in Kaunas.
What was Bronislovas Paukštys's occupation?
Bronislovas Paukštys was a catholic priest.
What nationality was Bronislovas Paukštys?
Bronislovas Paukštys was Lithuanian.
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