Jerzy Popiełuszko
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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 Sec
Popiełuszko meeting with workers at the Gdańsk Shipyard
Funeral (1984)
Coffin before burial
Funeral of Jerzy Popiełuszko
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On Saturday, 3 November 1984, the funeral of a 37-year-old Catholic priest Jerzy Popiełuszko took place at St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Żoliborz, Warsaw. The funeral, which attracted between 600,000
Crowd in front of St. Stanislaus Kostka Church
The grave on the day of the funeral
Coffin