Zamenhof Day Zamenhof Day Zamenhof Day (), also called Esperanto Book Day, is celebrated on 15 December, the birthday of Esperanto creator L. L. Zamenhof. It is the most widely celebrated day in Esperanto culture. On this day, Esperantists hold information sessions and cultural gatherings to promote literature in Esperanto. The history of celebrating Esperanto on Zamenhof's birthday can be traced back to 17 December 1878, when at a birthday party for his 19th birthday he presented to his friends his "Lingwe uniwersala", the first version of his international language. By 1887, this language had evolved into what is now recognized as
Ludwik Mzyk recovered and thought to be dumped in an unmarked mass grave. Divine Word Missionaries History and Tradition, Blessed Fr. Ludwik Mzyk SVD Ludwik Mzyk Blessed Ludwik Mzyk, SVD (April 22, 1905 – February 20, 1940) a priest of the Society of the Divine Word and one of the 108 Blessed Polish Martyrs beatified on June 13, 1999 by Pope John Paul II in Warsaw, Poland. He was born to a mining and deeply religious family in Chorzów. In 1926, he entered the seminary and then on October 30, 1932, he was ordained as a priest. In 1935, he graduated with