Pacifica in San Mateo County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Rev. Wojciech Adalbert Gluszek

March 26, 1897 – February 23, 1997

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado

1. Rev. Wojciech Adalbert Gluszek Marker

Inscription. Adalbert was born in Slawsk, Poland which was then a part of Germany. As a youth he helped work his father's farm while attending the Gymnasium from which he graduated in 1917. He entered the seminary, and though his years as a seminarian were extremely difficult under German rule, he was ordained a priest on July 18, 1922. In 1932, Father was assigned a pastorship in Raczkowo.

The Germans invaded Poland in 1939. In 1940, Father was one of many priests who was taken to the Sachsenhausen concentration camp. In late 1940, the priests were relocated to the death camp of Dachau. Despite his trials Father lived by the Psalm of David: "You are a priest forever.” Although a prisoner he was forced to hear the confessions of Catholic Nazis, and absolve his persecutors. In 1944, he and the remaining survivors were liberated by the American troops.

Father Gluszek ultimately arrived in Pacifica in 1955 where he faithfully served the parishioners of the Church of The Good Shepherd until his retirement in 1990.

S Marella Pilgrim 1999

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Heroes. A significant historical year for this entry is 1940.

Location. 37° 38.512′ N, 122° 29.43′ W. Marker is in Pacifica, California, in San Mateo County. It is at the intersection of Oceana Boulevard

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and San Diego Drive, on the right when traveling north on Oceana Boulevard. The plaque is mounted in a granite alcove behind the Good Sheperd Rectory. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 903 Oceana Boulevard, Pacifica CA 94044, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area

and on the Coast Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Little Brown Church (approx. half a mile away); Mori's Point Inn (approx. 1½ miles away); The Enduring Aramai (approx. 1½ miles away); Charles Gust 1888-1969 (approx. 2.3 miles away); Joe Cavalli – Historical Site (approx. 2.9 miles away); Molloy’s Springs (approx. 2.9 miles away); Waterworks and the Pump House (approx. 2.9 miles away); Colma City Hall (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pacifica.

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, May 27, 2023

2. Rev. Wojciech Adalbert Gluszek Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 30, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 368 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 30, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.