Roman Catholic
St Sigismund parish
05-507 Słomczyn
85 Wiślana Str.
Konstancin deanery
Warsaw archdiocese, Poland
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Martyrology of the clergy — Poland
XX century (1914 – 1989)
personal data
surname
CZEKALLA
forename(s)
Theophilus (pl. Teofil)
function
diocesan priest
creed
Latin (Roman Catholic) Churchmore on
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[access: 2014.09.21]
diocese / province
Territorial Prelature of Schneidemühlmore on
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[access: 2013.07.06]
Culm (Chełmno) diocesemore on
pl.wikipedia.org
[access: 2012.11.23]
honorary titles
Spiritual Counselor
nationality
German
date and place
of death
11.02.1945
Chełmskotoday: Przytoczna gm., Międzyrzecz pow., Lublin voiv., Poland
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[access: 2021.12.18]
details of death
During Wisła–Odra Offensive aiming at reaching Odra river line, in the last months of military conflict of the World War II — started by German and Russian invasion of Poland in 09.1939 did not heed evacuation orders and remained in his parish village.
The village was captured by the Russians on c. 30.01.1945 (on the day nearby abandoned by the Germans Skwierzyna fell to the Russians). Murdered by drunken Russian soldiers a dozen or so days later.
A day earlier Russians murdered curate of the neighbouring parish, Przytoczna, Fr Leo Klemt.
cause of death
murder
perpetrators
Russians
date and place
of birth
09.09.1879
Frydlądalso: Frydląd Pomorski
today: Debrzno, Debrzno gm., Człuchów pow., Pomerania voiv., Poland
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presbyter (holy orders)
ordination
26.07.1903
positions held
till 1945
curatus/rector/expositus {parish: Skwierzynatoday: Skwierzyna gm., Międzyrzecz pow., Lubusz voiv., Poland
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[access: 2022.06.29]; church: Chełmskotoday: Przytoczna gm., Międzyrzecz pow., Lublin voiv., Poland
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[access: 2021.12.18]}
vicar {parish: Wałcztoday: Wałcz gm., Wałcz pow., West Pomerania voiv., Poland
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[access: 2021.07.18], St Nicholas the Bishop and Confessor; dean.: Wałcztoday: Wałcz gm., Wałcz pow., West Pomerania voiv., Poland
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[access: 2021.07.18]}, also: prefect of the gymnasium
vicar {parish: Chojnicetoday: Chojnice urban gm., Chojnice pow., Pomerania voiv., Poland
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[access: 2021.09.02], Beheading of St John the Baptist; dean.: Człuchówtoday: Człuchów gm., Człuchów pow., Pomerania voiv., Poland
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[access: 2021.09.02]}
student {Tübingentoday: Tübingen dist., Tübingen reg., Baden–Württemberg state, Germany
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[access: 2022.07.16], philosophy, Eberhard Karl University}
till 1903
student {Pelplintoday: Pelplin gm., Tczew pow., Pomerania voiv., Poland
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[access: 2021.05.06], philosophy and theology, Theological Seminary}
others related
in death
BLESKEClick to display biography John, BUHLClick to display biography John, GRABKEClick to display biography Leo, GROCHOCKIClick to display biography John, HELLWIGClick to display biography Francis, HUNDRIESERClick to display biography Paul Leo, KLEMTClick to display biography Leo, KÖNIGClick to display biography Robert, KRUGClick to display biography Maximilian, MERSMANNClick to display biography Alphonse, MICHALIKClick to display biography Herbert, REPKEClick to display biography Justus, RISSClick to display biography Francis, SCHADEClick to display biography John, SOBIERAJCZYKClick to display biography Alphonse, STEINKEClick to display biography Eric, STEINKEClick to display biography Herbert, STRAUCHClick to display biography Emil, SZYNKOWSKIClick to display biography Francis, TETZLAFFClick to display biography Anthony, WINGERClick to display biography Leo, WITTIGClick to display biography Augustus
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Ribbentrop-Molotov: Genocidal Russian–German alliance pact between Russian leader Joseph Stalin and German leader Adolf Hitler signed on 23.08.1939 in Moscow by respective foreign ministers, Mr. Vyacheslav Molotov for Russia and Joachim von Ribbentrop for Germany. The pact sanctioned and was the direct cause of joint Russian and German invasion of Poland and the outbreak of the II World War in 09.1939. In a political sense, the pact was an attempt to restore the status quo ante before 1914, with one exception, namely the „commercial” exchange of the so–called „Kingdom of Poland”, which in 1914 was part of the Russian Empire, fore Eastern Galicia (today's western Ukraine), in 1914 belonging to the Austro–Hungarian Empire. Galicia, including Lviv, was to be taken over by the Russians, the „Kingdom of Poland” — under the name of the General Governorate — Germany. The resultant „war was one of the greatest calamities and dramas of humanity in history, for two atheistic and anti–Christian ideologies — national and international socialism — rejected God and His fifth Decalogue commandment: Thou shall not kill!” (Abp Stanislaus Gądecki, 01.09.2019). The decisions taken — backed up by the betrayal of the formal allies of Poland, France and Germany, which on 12.09.1939, at a joint conference in Abbeville, decided not to provide aid to attacked Poland and not to take military action against Germany (a clear breach of treaty obligations with Poland) — were on 28.09.1939 slightly altered and made more precise when a treaty on „German–Russian boundaries and friendship” was agreed by the same murderous signatories. One of its findings was establishment of spheres of influence in Central and Eastern Europe and in consequence IV partition of Poland. In one of its secret annexes agreed, that: „the Signatories will not tolerate on its respective territories any Polish propaganda that affects the territory of the other Side. On their respective territories they will suppress all such propaganda and inform each other of the measures taken to accomplish it”. The agreements resulted in a series of meeting between two genocidal organization representing both sides — German Gestapo and Russian NKVD when coordination of efforts to exterminate Polish intelligentsia and Polish leading classes (in Germany called Intelligenzaktion, in Russia took the form of Katyń massacres) where discussed. Resulted in deaths of hundreds of thousands of Polish intelligentsia, including thousands of priests presented here, and tens of millions of ordinary people,. The results of this Russian–German pact lasted till 1989 and are still in evidence even today. (more on: en.wikipedia.orgClick to attempt to display webpage
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Pius XI's encyclicals: Facing the creation of two totalitarian systems in Europe, which seemed to compete with each other, though there were more similarities than contradictions between them, Pope Pius XI issued in 03.1937 (within 5 days) two encyclicals. In the „Mit brennender Sorge” (Eng. „With Burning Concern”) published on 14.03.1938, condemned the national socialism prevailing in Germany. The Pope wrote: „Whoever, following the old Germanic–pre–Christian beliefs, puts various impersonal fate in the place of a personal God, denies the wisdom of God and Providence [...], whoever exalts earthly values: race or nation, or state, or state system, representatives of state power or other fundamental values of human society, […] and makes them the highest standard of all values, including religious ones, and idolizes them, this one […] is far from true faith in God and from a worldview corresponding to such faith”. On 19.03.1937, published „Divini Redemptoris” (Eng. „Divine Redeemer”), in which criticized Russian communism, dialectical materialism and the class struggle theory. The Pope wrote: „Communism deprives man of freedom, and therefore the spiritual basis of all life norms. It deprives the human person of all his dignity and any moral support with which he could resist the onslaught of blind passions [...] This is the new gospel that Bolshevik and godless communism preaches as a message of salvation and redemption of humanity”... Pius XI demanded that the established human law be subjected to the natural law of God , recommended the implementation of the ideal of a Christian state and society, and called on Catholics to resist. Two years later, National Socialist Germany and Communist Russia came together and started World War II. (more on: www.vatican.vaClick to attempt to display webpage
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sources
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[access: 2013.07.06], www.theologisches.netClick to attempt to display webpage
[access: 2014.11.28], www.kpbc.ukw.edu.plClick to attempt to display webpage
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