August 1st is the anniversary of the execution of the 11 Blessed Martyrs of Nowogrodek. They were executed by the Nazis in 1943, when the Nazis occupied present-day Belarus. Like St. Maximilian Kolbe, these nuns offered themselves in exchange for other prisoners who were going to be executed. Bl. John Paul beatified them in 2000.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blessed_Martyrs_of_Nowogr%C3%B3dek
Its not August 1st anymore, but still.
August 1st is the anniversary of the execution of the 11 Blessed Martyrs of Nowogrodek. They were executed by the Nazis...
HOW IS THIS NOT TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS