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| − | Father '''Jerzy Popieluszko''' (born 1947) was a Polish [[Catholic]] Priest. Fr. Popieluszko strongly opposed [[Communism]]. In the 1980s he spoke out against the Communist government which then ruled [[Poland]]. On October 19 1984, he was abducted and battered to death by communist secret agents. A quarter million people turned out for his funeral. The secret police who murdered him got only light sentences. | + | Father '''Jerzy Popieluszko''' (born 1947) was a Polish [[Catholic]] Priest. Fr. Popieluszko strongly opposed [[Communism]]. In the 1980s he spoke out against the Communist government which then ruled [[Poland]]. On October 19, 1984, he was abducted and battered to death by communist secret agents. A quarter million people turned out for his funeral. The secret police who murdered him got only light sentences. |
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[http://www.nndb.com/people/372/000095087/ www.nndb.com] | [http://www.nndb.com/people/372/000095087/ www.nndb.com] | ||
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[[Category:Persecution of Christians]] | [[Category:Persecution of Christians]] | ||
[[Category:Communism]] | [[Category:Communism]] | ||
[[Category:Poland]] | [[Category:Poland]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:45, June 27, 2016
Father Jerzy Popieluszko (born 1947) was a Polish Catholic Priest. Fr. Popieluszko strongly opposed Communism. In the 1980s he spoke out against the Communist government which then ruled Poland. On October 19, 1984, he was abducted and battered to death by communist secret agents. A quarter million people turned out for his funeral. The secret police who murdered him got only light sentences.
