Jerzy Popiełuszko
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Polish Roman Catholic priest
Roman Catholic priest
beatified person
human
martyr
victim of enforced disappearance
victim of political repression
Jerzy Popiełuszko was a Polish Roman Catholic priest and prominent Solidarity chaplain whose 1984 kidnapping and murder by the communist secret police made him a symbol of resistance and martyrdom.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Polish Roman Catholic priest
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Roman Catholic priest ⓘ beatified person ⓘ human ⓘ martyr ⓘ victim of enforced disappearance ⓘ victim of political repression ⓘ |
| beatifiedBy | Pope Benedict XVI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | beatified ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | murder ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | liturgical memorial on October 19 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Poland ⓘ |
| dateOfBeatification | 2010-06-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1947-09-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1984-10-19 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Major Seminary in Warsaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Poles ⓘ |
| familyName | Popiełuszko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Jerzy Popiełuszko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Jerzy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause |
anti-communism
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defense of human rights ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | Museum of Blessed Jerzy Popiełuszko at St. Stanislaus Kostka Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Blessed ⓘ |
| inspired | opposition to communist rule in Poland ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Polish ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | homicide ⓘ |
| memberOf | Roman Catholic clergy of the Archdiocese of Warsaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Solidarity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
opposition to the communist regime in Poland
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supporting the Solidarity trade union ⓘ symbol of resistance to communist oppression in Poland ⓘ |
| notableWork | Masses for the Homeland in Warsaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
Catholic priest
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chaplain ⓘ |
| perpetrator | Polish communist secret police NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBeatification | Piłsudski Square, Warsaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Okopy, Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Warsaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | near Włocławek, Poland ⓘ |
| positionHeld | chaplain of Solidarity ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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| representedBy | statues and monuments in Poland ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| victimOf |
political kidnapping
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political murder ⓘ |
| workLocation | Warsaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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