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Ku Pamieci Ks. Jerzego Popieluszki
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In Memory of Father Jerzy Popieluszko

1947 - 1984

 
 
Ku Pamieci Ks. Jerzego Popieluszki / In Memory of Father Jerzy Popieluszko Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 16, 2024
1. Ku Pamieci Ks. Jerzego Popieluszki / In Memory of Father Jerzy Popieluszko Memorial
Inscription.  
Zło dobrem zwyciezaj
Jan Pawel II

Kapłana
Obrońcy ojczyzny
Bohatera Prawdy
i harodowej solidarnosci
Zamordowanego okrutnie przez kommunistσw
W dn. 19 października 1984 r.

Conquer evil with good
John Paul II

Priest.
Defender of hist country
and national solidarity.
Martyr for the truth.
By the hand of communists
in Poland on 19 October 1984.

 
Erected 1990 by Kongres Polonii Amerykańskiej na Dolna Cześć Stanu Nowego Yorku / Polish American Congress Downstate N.Y. Division.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious StructuresWar, Cold. A significant historical date for this entry is October 19, 1984.
 
Location. 40° 43.388′ N, 73° 57.135′ W. Memorial is in Brooklyn, New York, in Kings County. It is in Williamsburg. It is on Father Jerzy Popieluszko Walkway just south of Nassau Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 33 Nassau Ave, Brooklyn NY 11222, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in New York City. It is also in the American
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Northeast and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in North America and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Popieluszko Square (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Popieluszko Square (a few steps from this marker); World War II Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Bound Hands Rising Free (within shouting distance of this marker); Heroes Who Lived Among Us (approx. 0.2 miles away); Father Studzinski Square (approx. Ό mile away); Russian Orthodox Cathedral of the Transfiguration of Our Lord (approx. Ό mile away); Bedame-Sessa Memorial (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brooklyn.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Paul Clinton Garden (was approx. half a mile away but has been confirmed missing).
 
Ku Pamieci Ks. Jerzego Popieluszki / In Memory of Father Jerzy Popieluszko Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 16, 2024
2. Ku Pamieci Ks. Jerzego Popieluszki / In Memory of Father Jerzy Popieluszko Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 20, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 150 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 20, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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