Edmund Wojtyła
Edmund Antoni Wojtyła | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 August 1906 Kraków, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 4 December 1932 (aged 26) Bielsko-Biała, Poland |
| Resting place | Rakowicki Cemetery, Kraków |
| Citizenship | Polish |
| Education | Jagiellonian University (M.D.) |
| Occupation | Doctor |
Edmund Antoni Wojtyła (27 August 1906 – 4 December 1932) was a Polish doctor and the eldest brother of Karol Wojtyła.
Biography
Wojtyła was born on 27 August 1906 in Kraków, Austria Hungary, as the first child of Karol Wojtyła, then a military officer for the Austro Hungarian Army, and Emily Wojtyła.[1][2] During his early life he moved often due to his father's work.[1][2] He moved to Wadowice in 1913, and later to Hranice after the start of the first world war.[1][2] After finishing primary school, he was enrolled by his father in a military school in Enns, Austria.[1] After the war ended and the Austro Hungarian empire collapsed, he moved back to Wadowice, and during his time there his brother was born.[1][3] He graduated from high school in Wadowice in 1924 and moved to Kraków.[1][3]
He started his medical studies in the Jagiellonian University's faculty of medicine in 1924, and he graduated from there in 1930.[1][4] After graduating, he started a internship as a doctor at a Children's Hospital in Kraków.[3][5] In 1932, he became the second in command of the Bielsko-Biała city hospital.[1][5][6] Later that year, he contracted Scarlet fever from a young patient in the hospital.[1][4] On 4 December 1932, Wojtyła sucumbed to the disease.[1][6][7] He was buried at a catholic cemetery in Bielsko-Biała two days after his death, and was later moved to the Rakowicki cemetery in Kraków, where he currently rests.[7][8]
Legacy
In 2003, the Bielsko-Biała general hospital was named after Wojtyła.[7][9] That same year, a street in Wadowice was renamed from "Wesoła" Street to "Dr. Edmund Wojtyła" street.[3] In 2006, a biographical film about his life was produced.[7] In 2018, a hospital in Jaroszowiec was renamed after him.[10]
References
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- ^ a b "John Paul II's brother died treating patients of an epidemic". Aleteia — Catholic Spirituality, Lifestyle, World News, and Culture. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
- ^ a b Mateusz (10 July 2021). "105 Years Ago, St. John Paul II's Older Sister was Born; She Died 16 Hours After Her Birth". Fondazione Vaticana Giovanni Paolo II. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
- ^ a b "John Paul II's brother, a doctor who gave his life while treating scarlet fever patient - Rome Reports". 25 April 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
- ^ a b c d "89 lat temu w Bielsku zmarł Edmund Wojtyła, brat papieża". dzieje.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ^ "Kraków: Nowe fakty dotyczące matki Jana Pawła II". DEON.pl (in Polish). 17 February 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ^ Staff, ZENIT (18 June 2003). "Hospital to Be Named After Pope's Brother". ZENIT - English (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ^ "Jaroszowiec. Jest nowa nazwa dla szpitala. Ma też patrona - Edmunda Wojtyłę". Gazeta Krakowska (in Polish). 14 February 2018. Archived from the original on 14 June 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2026.