Jerzy Popiełuszko
Jerzy Aleksander Popiełuszko (14 September 1947 – 19 October 1984) 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.
Popiełuszko has been recognized as a martyr by the Roman Catholic Church and was beatified on 6 June 2010 by Cardinal Angelo Amato on behalf of Pope Benedict XVI. An alleged miracle attributed to his intercession, which could lead to his canonization, is now under investigation.
Patron saint of Solidarity; persecuted Christians; victims of Communist totalitarianism
In the Martyrology
- October 19 Blessed Jerzy Popiełuszko, priest and martyr