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Tomb of B. Fr. Jerzy Popiełuszko

Jerzy 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 Służba Bezpieczeństwa, who were shortly thereafter tried and convicted of the murder.
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  • Type: Tomb
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Also known as: “Grave of Jerzy Popiełuszko” and “Tomb of Blessed Father Jerzy Popiełuszko”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Stanislaus Kostka Church and Wilson Square.

Church
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Saint Stanislaus Kostka Church is a parish church in , , located at Hozjusz Street 2 near Plac Wilsona. It is the most significant church in the district.

Square
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Thomas Woodrow , also simply known as , is an and a roundabout in , Poland, within the district of . is situated 210 metres northeast of Tomb of B. Fr. Jerzy Popiełuszko.

Metro station
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Plac Wilsona is a station on Line M1 of the Warsaw Metro. It is located below in the district in northern Warsaw. The station was opened on 8 April 2005 as the northern terminus of the extension from . is situated 200 metres north of Tomb of B. Fr. Jerzy Popiełuszko.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Żoliborz and Żoliborz.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Suburb
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The area to the west of , consisting of the districts of Wola, Ochota and , contains many parts of the historic core of , .

Neighborhood
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is one of the northern neighbourhoods of Warsaw, Poland, administratively a part of the boroughs of and . Named after the queen of Poland Marie Casimire, wife of King John III Sobieski, it initially housed a small summer manor, Mariemont Palace.

Tomb of B. Fr. Jerzy Popiełuszko

Latitude
52.26745° or 52° 16′ 3″ north
Longitude
20.9844° or 20° 59′ 4″ east
Open location code
9G427X8M+XQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2045395740
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­tomb
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q9282373
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Spanish—“Tomb of B. Fr. Jerzy Popiełuszko” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “магіла Ежы Папялушкі ў Варшаве”
  • Czech: “Hrob Jerzego Popiełuszkého ve Varšavě”
  • Czech: “Hrob Jerzyho Popiełuszka”
  • Greek: “τάφος του Γέζι Ποπιεουούσκο”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Grób Jerzego Popiełuszki w Warszawie”
  • Polish: “Grób bł. ks. Jerzego Popiełuszki”
  • Polish: “Grób Jerzego Popiełuszki w Warszawie”
  • Spanish: “tumba de Jerzy Popiełuszko”
  • Spanish: “Tumba de Jerzy Popiełuszko”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Muzeum Jerzego Popiełuszki and Skwer Barbary i Stanisława Brukalskich.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Tomb of B. Fr. Jerzy Popiełuszko”. Photo: Reytan, Public domain.