Jerzy Popiełuszko

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... Wikipedia

• Born:  September 14, 1947, Okopy, near Suchowola, Republic of Poland
• Age at death:  37 years
• Died:  October 19, 1984, Włocławek, Polish People's Republic
• Beatified:  6 June 2010, Warsaw, Poland by Archbishop Angelo Amato on behalf of Pope Benedict XVI
• Feast:  19 October
• Attributes:  Cassock
• Patronage:  Solidarity, persecuted Christians, victims of totalitarianism
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