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Jerzy Popiełuszko

Polish Catholic priest, martyr, blessed (1947-1984) · Poland · Religious Figures · Died at 37

Feast day, 19 October.

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Jerzy Aleksander Popiełuszko was a Polish Roman Catholic priest who became associated with the opposition Solidarity trade union in communist Poland. He was murdered in 1984 by three agents of the Security Service, who were shortly thereafter tried and convicted of the murder.

A life in dates

2026Feast day, 19 October.19 October 20261984Died19 October 19841947Born14 September 1947

Also in Deutsch

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Popiełuszko meeting with workers at the Gdańsk ShipyardPopiełuszko meeting with workers at the Gdańsk ShipyardFuneral (1984)Funeral (1984)Coffin before burialCoffin before burialThe grave on the day of the funeralThe grave on the day of the funeralPiłsudski Square, where the beatification was taken place.Piłsudski Square, where the beatification was taken place.Portrait of Father Tomasz Kaczmarek in 2010.Portrait of Father Tomasz Kaczmarek in 2010.

Awards

Order of the White Eagle
Order of Martyrdom and Victory
Order of the Star of Perseverance
Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta

Family

Parents

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About this person

Country
Poland
Category
Religious Figures
Type
Religious Figure
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1947 to 1984 · aged 37

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