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Edmund Wojtyła

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Edmund Wojtyła
Born(1906-08-27)27 August 1906
Kraków, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austria-Hungary
Died4 December 1932(1932-12-04) (aged 26)
Bielsko-Biała, Poland
Resting place
Rakowicki Cemetery
CitizenshipPolish
EducationJagiellonian University (M.D.)
OccupationDoctor
FatherKarol Wojtyła (senior)

Edmund Antoni Wojtyła (27 August 1906 – 4 December 1932) was a Polish doctor who died of scarlet fever a few years after graduating. He was the elder brother of Karol Wojtyła, the future Pope John Paul II.

Biography

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Edmund Wojtyła's tomb.

Early life and education

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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 [lt; pl].[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, Wojtyła was enrolled by his father in a military school in Enns, Austria.[1] After the war ended and the Austro Hungarian empire collapsed, his family moved back to Wadowice, and during his time there his brother Karol (later known as Pope John Paul II) was born.[1][3] He graduated from high school in Wadowice in 1924 and moved to Kraków.[1][3]

Wojtyła started his medical studies in the Jagiellonian University's faculty of medicine in 1924, and he graduated from there in 1930.[1][4]

Medical career and death

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After graduating, Wojtyła 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.[7][8]

Legacy

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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 [pl] about his life was produced.[7] In 2018, a hospital in Jaroszowiec was renamed after him.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Edmund Wojtyła – short, fulfilled life". JP2online (in Polish). Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  2. ^ a b c "The Wojtyla family". domjp2.pl. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  3. ^ a b c d "Doktor Edmund Wojtyła - Patron Stowarzyszenia - brat Ojca Świętego Jana Pawła II - Dom Pielęgnacyjny - Stowarzyszenie im. Doktora Edmunda Wojtyły w Wadowicach". www.dompielegnacyjny.pl. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ a b c d "89 lat temu w Bielsku zmarł Edmund Wojtyła, brat papieża". dzieje.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  8. ^ "Kraków: Nowe fakty dotyczące matki Jana Pawła II". DEON.pl (in Polish). 17 February 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  9. ^ Staff, ZENIT (18 June 2003). "Hospital to Be Named After Pope's Brother". ZENIT - English (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  10. ^ "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.
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