Joachim Badeni

Joachim Badeni, OP (born Kazimierz Stanisław Badeni; 14 October 1912 – 11 March 2010) was a Polish Dominican priest, count, academic and mystic. The Archdiocese of Kraków has initiated his cause for canonization.

After the outbreak of World War II, he was in Romania, then through Yugoslavia and Greece he got to Marseille, and then to Coëtquidan, Morbihan, where he joined the 3rd Rifle Company of the Polish army being formed in France. Then in the ranks of the Podhale Riflemen. He fought at Narvik, in France and Morocco. He was secretary of the Polish mission in Gibraltar. From the beginning of 1943, he was transferred to the staff of General Władysław Sikorski in England. Then in the parachute brigade. There are also mentions of healings through his mediation, although Badeni himself never spoke of it publicly. By the decision of the President of the Republic of Poland, Lech Kaczyński, of 12 March 2010, he was posthumously awarded the Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta "for outstanding services to the independence of the Republic of Poland, for achievements in scientific work and pastoral activity in the academic community". He was buried at the Rakowicki Cemetery in Kraków on 15 March 2010.

Veneration On 28 July 2018, Archbishop Marek Jędraszewski of Kraków in collaboration with the Dominican Province of Poland began the initial steps for Joachim Badeni's beatification process alongside the Dominican religious brother and mystic Gwala Torbiński.

Publications Joachim's autograph in the book The Divine Eye, or Why Man Needs Religion. Boskie oko, czyli po co człowiekowi religia. Z o. Joachimem Badenim i o. Janem Andrzejem Kłoczowskim rozmawiają Artur Sporniak i Jan Strzałka ("The Divine Eye, or Why Man Needs Religion. Artur Sporniak and Jan Strzałka talk with Fr. Joachim Badeni and Fr. Jan Andrzej Kłoczowski"), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, 2003. Autobiografia. Z ojcem Joachimem Badenim rozmawiają Artur Sporniak i Jan Strzałka ("Autobiography. Artur Sporniak and Jan Strzałka talk with Father Joachim Badeni"), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, 2004. Fotel z widokiem na pole ("Armchair with a View of the Field"), Poznań: W drodze, 2004. Kobieta boska tajemnica (rozmowy z Judytą Syrek) ("The Divine Woman: Mystery (conversations with Judyta Syrek)"), Kraków: Rafael, 2006. Kobieta i mężczyzna – Boska miłość (rozmowy z Sylwestrem Szeferem) ("Woman and Man – Divine Love (conversations with Sylwester Szefer)"), Kraków: Wydawnictwo AA, 2007. Śmierć? Każdemu polecam (rozmowy z Aliną Petrową-Wasilewicz) ("Death? I Recommend It to Everyone (Conversations with Alina Petrova-Wasilewicz)"), Kraków: Rafael, 2007. Sekrety mnichów, czyli sprawdzone przepisy na szczęśliwe życie (współautor: Leon Knabit) ("Secrets of Monks, or Proven Recipes for a Happy Life (co-authored with Leon Knabit)"), Kraków: Rafael, 2007. O kapłaństwie, celibacie i małżeństwie z rozsądku (rozmowy z Aliną Petrową-Wasilewicz) ("On Priesthood, Celibacy and Marriage of Convenience (conversations with Alina Petrova-Wasilewicz)"), Kraków: Wydawnictwo M, 2009. ... żywot wieczny. Amen. O tym, co czeka nas po śmierci ("...eternal life. Amen: About What Awaits Us After Death"), Kraków: Rafael, 2009. Prosta modlitwa (współautorka: Alina Petrowa-Wasilewicz) ("A Simple Prayer (co-authored with Alina Petrowa-Wasilewicz)"), Kraków: Wydawnictwo M, 2010. Uwierzcie w koniec świata! Współczesne proroctwo o powtórnym przyjściu Chrystusa (rozmowy z Judytą Syrek) ("Believe in the End of the World! Contemporary Prophecy of the Second Coming of Christ (conversations with Judyta Syrek)"), Kraków: Znak, 2010. Mistyka codzienności ("Mysticism of Everyday Life"), Poznań: W drodze, 2018.