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    Jerzy Popiełuszko (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjɛʐɨ popʲɛˈwuʂkɔ] born Alfons Popiełuszko; 14 September 1947 – 19 October 1984) was a Polish Catholic priest...
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    Jerzy Popiełuszko (Polish: Grób bł. ks. Jerzego Popiełuszki) is a monumental grave marker of the Polish priest Jerzy Popiełuszko, designed by Jerzy Kalina...
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    of the Blessed Father Jerzy Popiełuszko is a museum commemorating the life, activity and martyrdom of Father Jerzy Popiełuszko. The museum operates in...
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  • communist regime, of the priest Jerzy Popiełuszko. It stars Christopher Lambert as a fictionalized version of Popiełuszko and Ed Harris as the secret police...
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    Father Jerzy Popiełuszko – all highly revered in Poland[dubious – discuss] – made him a widely commented figure, more so after death of Popiełuszko. However...
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    committees and gatherings. The torture and execution of Catholic priest Jerzy Popiełuszko by SB members (who were later convicted of murder) in 1984 shook Poland...
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    demonstrating support of Solidarity became masses held by priests such as Jerzy Popiełuszko. Besides the Communist authorities, Solidarity was also opposed by...
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    Holland's To Kill a Priest, in which he played a character based on Jerzy Popiełuszko and his murder under the Polish communist regime. In 1991, Highlander...
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    which took place at Powązki Cemetery, and which was officiated by Jerzy Popiełuszko, turned into a spontaneous demonstration against the communist regime...
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    Holland's To Kill a Priest, starring Christopher Lambert, based on Jerzy Popiełuszko and his murder under the Polish communist regime. It was well received...
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