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surname

KIKUL

forename(s)

Boleslav (pl. Bolesław)

function

diocesan priest

creed

Latin (Roman Catholic) Church RCmore on
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[access: 2014.09.21]

diocese / province

Culm (Chełmno) diocesemore on
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[access: 2012.11.23]

date and place
of death

09.06.1945

Zwiniarztoday: Grodziczno gm., Nowe Miasto Lubawskie pov., Warmia–Masuria voiv., Poland
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details of death

In 1919‑1920 — back in the times of German control over Pomerania, just before its annexation to Poland in 1920, pursuant to the decision of the Treaty of Versailles signed on 26.06.1919 and coming into force on 10.01.1920 — while studying at the German Gymnasium in Brodnica, member and treasurer of the school chapter of the Polish clandestine student self–education Pomeranian Philomaths organization, i.e. Thomas Zan Society.

In 08.1939 went for treatment (was suffering from tuberculosis) to Zakopane. Was there when in 09.1939 the Germans and Russians attacked Poland and World War II began — Zakopane was initially occupied by the Slovaks, who attacked Poland together with the Germans, but in late 09.1939 the German occupation began. Unable to return to his parish of Zapceń, which before the war was located right next to the Polish–German border, and after the German aggression found itself in the area directly annexed by the German occupier to Germany, as the Germ. Reichsgau Danzig–Westpreußen (Eng. Reich District Gdańsk–West Prussia), meanwhile Zakopane was in the area of an occupied administrative entity called in Germ. Generalgouvernement (Eng. General Governorate), remained in Zakopane.

In c. 08.1942 expelled from there by the Germans — for a time resided in Rudnik, and later in Otwock, from where the Germans also expelled him.

Next lived in the Tworki district of Pruszków, prob. in a psychiatric hospital, which then became a place of refuge for many persecuted people of various nationalities.

After the defeat of Germany and the beginning of the Russian occupation (but before the end of World War II), returned to his home village of Zwiniarz.

There after his ordeals, at the local rectory, soon perished without regaining his health.

cause of death

exhaustion and disease

perpetrators

Germans

date and place
of birth

09.11.1901

Zwiniarztoday: Grodziczno gm., Nowe Miasto Lubawskie pov., Warmia–Masuria voiv., Poland
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presbyter (holy orders)
ordination

28.06.1925 (Pelpin cathedralmore on
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)

positions held

1939 – 1942

chaplain — Zakopanetoday: Zakopane urban gm., Tatra pov., Lesser Poland voiv., Poland
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 — initially 1939‑1940 in the sanatorium of the Polish Red Cross PCK, from 09.1940 in the Sisters of Mercy of St Borromeo SCB Congregation House, finally on 12.1940‑08.1942 in the Gray Ursulines Sisters Congregation House USJK in Antałówka

1933 – 1939

curatus/rector/expositus — Zapceńtoday: Lipnica gm., Bytów pov., Pomerania voiv., Poland
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⋄ Christ the King RC curacy ⋄ Chojnicetoday: Chojnice urban gm., Chojnice pov., Pomerania voiv., Poland
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RC deanery — from 11.1936 titular parish priest

1932 – 1933

vicar — Grodzicznotoday: Grodziczno gm., Nowe Miasto Lubawskie pov., Warmia–Masuria voiv., Poland
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⋄ St Peter and St Paul the Apostles RC parish ⋄ Lubawatoday: Lubawa urban gm., Iława pov., Warmia–Masuria voiv., Poland
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RC deanery

1927 – 1931

vicar — Łągform.: Łęg
today: Czersk gm., Chojnice pov., Pomerania voiv., Poland

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⋄ Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary RC parish ⋄ Czersktoday: Czersk gm., Chojnice pov., Pomerania voiv., Poland
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RC deanery

1925 – 1927

vicar — Nowa Cerkiewtoday: Morzeszczyn gm., Tczew pov., Pomerania voiv., Poland
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⋄ Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Peter and St Paul the Apostles RC parish ⋄ Gniewtoday: Gniew gm., Tczew pov., Pomerania voiv., Poland
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[access: 2021.07.29]
RC deanery

1921 – 1925

student — Pelplintoday: Pelplin gm., Tczew pov., Pomerania voiv., Poland
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⋄ philosophy and theology, Theological Seminary

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General Governorate: A separate administrative territorial region set up by the Germans in 1939 after defeat of Poland, which included German‑occupied part of Polish territory that was not directly incorporate into German state. Created as the result of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, in a political sense, was to recreate the German idea of 1915 (after the defeat of the Russians in the Battle of Gorlice in 05.1915 during World War I) of establishing a Polish enclave within Germany (also called the General Governorate at that time). It was run by the Germans till 1945 and final Russian offensive, and was a part of so–called Big Germany — Grossdeutschland. Till 31.07.1940 formally known as Germ. Generalgouvernement für die besetzten polnischen Gebiete (Eng. General Governorate for occupied Polish territories) — later as simply niem. Generalgouvernement (Eng. General Governorate). From 07.1941 expanded to include district Galicia. (more on: en.wikipedia.orgClick to attempt to display webpage
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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 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 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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Pomeranian Philomaths: Secret societies of Polish youth, aiming at self–education, patriotic in form and content, functioning 1830‑1920, mainly in secondary schools — gymnasia — in Pomerania around Vistula river (Gdańsk Pomerania and Chełmno county), in Prussian–occupied Polish territories (one of the partitions of Poland). On 08.01.1901 Germans conducted a series of interrogations of students at Chełmno, Brodnica and Toruń gymnasiums. On 09‑12.09.1901 the first of court trials of Polish students from those gymnasiums and students of Theological Seminary in Pelplin was held in Toruń. 1 person was sentenced to 3 months in prison, 1 to 2 months, 3 to 6 weeks, 7 to 3 weeks, 2 to 2 weeks, 19 to a week, 2 to 1 day, 10 were reprimanded. 15 were cleared. More definitive penalties were relegations from the schools with so‑called wolf’s ticket, forbidding sentenced students to continue secondary and higher studies in Prussia (Germany). Among those penalized were a few future Catholic priests — those were able to continue their education for the Chełmno diocese bishop, Bp August Rosentreter, refused to relegate students from Theological Seminary. (more on: pl.wikipedia.orgClick to attempt to display webpage
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Thomas Zan Societies: Secret societies of Polish youth, aiming at self–education, patriotic in form and content, functioning 1830‑1920, in mutiny against enforced Germanisation and censure of Polish culture, mainly in secondary schools — gymnasia — mainly in Greater Poland (Wielkopolska) and later in Silesia. The first groups were formed in 1817. In 1897 a congress in Bydgoszcz was held when rules of clandestine activities were formulated. At other congress in Bydgoszcz in Poznań a „Red Rose” society was formed, heading all others groups in various gymnasiums and coordinating their activities. In 1900 „Red Rose” consolidated Philomaths organizations from Pomerania as well. After Toruń trial of Pomeranian Philomaths in Toruń Germans arrested 24 members of Thomas Zan Society from Gniezno. 21 of them were sentenced up to 6 weeks in prison and reprimands. All were relegated from schools without the right to continue education in secondary and higher schools in Prussia. Despite repression the Societies existed till 1918 and rebirth of Poland. (more on: pl.wikipedia.orgClick to attempt to display webpage
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sources

bibliographical:
Biographical dictionary of priests ordained in the years 1921‑1945 working in the Chełmno diocese”, Fr Anastasius Nadolny, prof., Bernardinum publishing house 2021

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