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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)

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surname

CZEKALLA

forename(s)

Theophilus (pl. Teofil)

function

diocesan priest

creed

Latin (Roman Catholic) Church RCmore on
en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2014.09.21]

diocese / province

Territorial Prelature of Schneidemühlmore on
en.wikipedia.org
[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 pov., Lublin voiv., Poland
more on
en.wikipedia.org
[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 — initially heeded German evacuation orders and left his parish village.

Few days later however returned.

The village was captured by the Russians on c. 30.01.1945 (on that day nearby Skwierzyna, abandoned by the Germans, fell to the Russians).

A dozen or so days later murdered by drunken Russian soldiers.

A day earlier Russians murdered curate of the neighbouring parish, Przytoczna, Fr Leo Klemt.

cause of death

murder

perpetrators

Russians

sites and events

Ribbentrop‐MolotovClick to display the description, Pius XI's encyclicalsClick to display the description

date and place
of birth

09.09.1879

Frydlądalso: Frydląd Pomorski
today: Debrzno, Debrzno gm., Człuchów pov., Pomerania voiv., Poland

more on
en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2022.01.28]

presbyter (holy orders)
ordination

26.07.1903

positions held

c. 1939 – 1945

curatus/rector/expositus — Chełmskotoday: Przytoczna gm., Międzyrzecz pov., Lublin voiv., Poland
more on
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[access: 2021.12.18]
⋄ St Casimir RC church ⋄ Skwierzynatoday: Skwierzyna gm., Międzyrzecz pov., Lubusz voiv., Poland
more on
en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2022.06.29]
, St Nicholas the Bishop and Confessor RC parish

c. 1921 – 1939

prefect — Wałcztoday: Wałcz gm., Wałcz pov., West Pomerania voiv., Poland
more on
en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2021.07.18]
⋄ gymnasium ⋄ St Nicholas the Bishop and Confessor RC parish ⋄ Wałcztoday: Wałcz gm., Wałcz pov., West Pomerania voiv., Poland
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[access: 2021.07.18]
RC deanery — also: rector of St Joseph public chapel (c. 1922); rector of a chapel in the nearby village of Kłębowiec (prob.)

1912 – 1920

prefect — Chojnicetoday: Chojnice urban gm., Chojnice pov., Pomerania voiv., Poland
more on
en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2021.09.02]
Germ. Königliches Katholisches Gymnasium (Eng. Royal Catholic Gymnasium) ⋄ Beheading of St John the Baptist RC parish ⋄ Człuchówtoday: Człuchów gm., Człuchów pov., Pomerania voiv., Poland
more on
en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2021.09.02]
RC deanery

1909 – 1912

prefect — Kościerzynatoday: Kościerzyna urban gm., Kościerzyna pov., Pomerania voiv., Poland
more on
en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2021.08.20]
Germ. Königliches Progymnasium (Eng. Royal Progymnasium) ⋄ Holy Trinity RC parish ⋄ Mirachowotoday: Kartuzy gm., Kartuzy pov., Pomerania voiv., Poland
more on
en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2020.11.27]
RC deanery — certified teacher

vicar — Czersktoday: Czersk gm., Chojnice pov., Pomerania voiv., Poland
more on
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[access: 2021.09.02]
⋄ St Mary Magdalene RC parish ⋄ Tucholatoday: Tuchola gm., Tuchola pov., Kuyavia‐Pomerania voiv., Poland
more on
en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2021.09.02]
RC deanery

1904 – 1905

vicar — GdańskŚródmieście district
today: Gdańsk city pov., Pomerania voiv., Poland

more on
en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2022.02.24]
⋄ St Nicholas the Bishop and Confessor RC parish

student — Tübingentoday: Tübingen dist., Tübingen reg., Baden‐Württemberg state, Germany
more on
en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2022.07.16]
⋄ philosophy, Eberhard Karl University — supplementary studies

1898 – 1903

student — Pelplintoday: Pelplin gm., Tczew pov., Pomerania voiv., Poland
more on
en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2021.05.06]
⋄ philosophy and theology, Theological Seminary — with a sabbatical in 1901‐1902

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

sites and events
descriptions

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 World War II 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 Stanislav 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
[access: 2015.09.30]
)

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
[access: 2023.05.28]
, www.vatican.vaClick to attempt to display webpage
[access: 2023.05.28]
)

sources

personal:
pl.wikipedia.orgClick to attempt to display webpage
[access: 2013.07.06]
, www.dbc.wroc.plClick to attempt to display webpage
[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
[access: 2014.10.04]

bibliographical:
Biographical dictionary of priests of the Chełmno diocese ordained in the years 1821‐1920”, Henry Mross, Pelplin, 1995

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