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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

KUDERA

forename(s)

John Baptist (pl. Jan Chrzciciel)

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function

diocesan priest

creed

Latin (Roman Catholic) Church RCmore on
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diocese / province

Katowice diocesemore on
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[access: 2013.05.19]

Wrocław diocesemore on
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[access: 2013.05.19]

date and place
of death

19.11.1942

Bieruń Starytoday: district of Bieruń, Bieruń urban gm., Bieruń–Lędziny pov., Silesia voiv., Poland
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alt. dates and places
of death

19.11.1943

details of death

During World War I, after Poland regained in 11.1918 independence and during preparation for a plebiscite that was to decide the state fate of Upper Silesia and Opole region, being without a parish — restriction brought about by his Wrocław archdiocese superiors due to his involvement in Polish national movement — crossed over and over the Silesia and spoke about Silesia being Polish.

After German invasion of Poland in 09.1939 and start of the World War II, after start of German occupation, on 08.09.1940 expelled from his parish by the Germans.

Found „a port” in Bieruń Stary where perished.

cause of death

exile

perpetrators

Germans

date and place
of birth

18.06.1872

Mysłowicetoday: Mysłowice city pov., Silesia voiv., Poland
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presbyter (holy orders)
ordination

22.06.1901

positions held

1940 – 1942

resident — Bieruń Starytoday: district of Bieruń, Bieruń urban gm., Bieruń–Lędziny pov., Silesia voiv., Poland
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⋄ St Bartholomew the Apostle RC parish ⋄ Mysłowicetoday: Mysłowice city pov., Silesia voiv., Poland
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[access: 2021.04.02]
RC deanery

1926 – 1940

dean — Mysłowicetoday: Mysłowice city pov., Silesia voiv., Poland
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RC deanery

1920 – 1940

parish priest — Brzezinkatoday: district of Myślenice, Mysłowice city pov., Silesia voiv., Poland
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[access: 2021.12.18]
⋄ Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary RC parish ⋄ Mysłowicetoday: Mysłowice city pov., Silesia voiv., Poland
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[access: 2021.04.02]
RC deanery

c. 1915 – 1920

resident — Gierałtowicetoday: Gierałtowice gm., Gliwice pov., Silesia voiv., Poland
more on
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[access: 2022.01.28]
⋄ St Catherine the Virgin and Martyr RC parish ⋄ Dębieńskotoday: district of Czerwionka–Leszczyny, Czerwionka–Leszczyny gm., Rybnik pov., Silesia voiv., Poland
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[access: 2020.11.27]
RC deanery — preacher, in a few local parishes, e.g. in Halemba

c. 1914

resident — Mysłowicetoday: Mysłowice city pov., Silesia voiv., Poland
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⋄ Sacred Heart of Jesus RC parish ⋄ Mysłowicetoday: Mysłowice city pov., Silesia voiv., Poland
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RC deanery — preacher, in a few local parishes

1907 – 1913

administrator — Lasowice Wielkietoday: Lasowice Wielkie gm., Kluczbork pov., Opole voiv., Poland
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⋄ All the Saints RC parish ⋄ Bogacicatoday: Kluczbork gm., Kluczbork pov., Opole voiv., Poland
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[access: 2021.04.02]
RC deanery

1904 – 1907

vicar — Toszektoday: Toszek gm., Gliwice pov., Silesia voiv., Poland
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[access: 2022.02.15]
⋄ St Catherine of Alexandria RC parish ⋄ Toszektoday: Toszek gm., Gliwice pov., Silesia voiv., Poland
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[access: 2022.02.15]
RC deanery

1903 – 1904

vicar — Berlintoday: Berlin state, Germany
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[access: 2020.07.31]
⋄ St Michael RC parish ⋄ Berlintoday: Berlin state, Germany
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[access: 2020.07.31]
RC deanery

1902 – 1903

vicar — Bielszowicetoday: district of Ruda Śląska, Ruda Śląska city pov., Silesia voiv., Poland
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[access: 2022.01.10]
⋄ St Mary Magdalene RC parish ⋄ Zabrzetoday: Zabrze city pov., Silesia voiv., Poland
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[access: 2021.04.02]
RC deanery

1901 – 1902

vicar — Bełktoday: Czerwionka–Leszczyny gm., Rybnik pov., Silesia voiv., Poland
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[access: 2022.07.16]
⋄ St Mary Magdalene RC parish ⋄ Dębieńskotoday: district of Czerwionka–Leszczyny, Czerwionka–Leszczyny gm., Rybnik pov., Silesia voiv., Poland
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[access: 2020.11.27]
RC deanery

1901

priest — Mysłowicetoday: Mysłowice city pov., Silesia voiv., Poland
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⋄ Sacred Heart of Jesus RC parish ⋄ Mysłowicetoday: Mysłowice city pov., Silesia voiv., Poland
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[access: 2021.04.02]
RC deanery

1897 – 1901

student — Wrocławtoday: Wrocław city pov., Lower Silesia voiv., Poland
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⋄ philosophy and theology, Department of Theology, [University of Wrocław (since 1945) / Royal University i.e. Breslau Academy (1816‑1911) / Frederic Wilhelm University of Silesia (1911‑1945)]

till c. 1897

translator — in civil courts in Berlin and Mysłowice

historian and writer, author of many studies, e.g. on significant Polish figures of Upper Silesia, on Mysłowice, Brzezinka

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«Intelligenzaktion Schlesien»: A planned action of arrests and extermination of Polish Upper Silesia intellectual elite in general recorded in a proscription list called „Sonderfahndungsbuch Polen” — participants of Upper Silesia uprisings, former Polish plebiscite activists, journalists, politicians, intellectuals, civil servants, priests — organised by Germans mainly in 04‑05.1940, aiming at total Germanisation of the region. The relevant decree, no IV–D2–480/40, was issued by the RSHA, i.e. Germ. Reichssicherheitshauptamt (Eng. Reich Security Office), and signed by Heinrich Himmler or Reinhard Heydrich. Some of those arrested were murdered in mass executions, some were deported to the German–run General Governorate, and some were sent to concentration camps. The personal details of 3,047 people deported within two months of 1940 were established. Among the victims were 33 Catholic priests, 22 of whom perished in concentration camps (the clergy were sent — in 5 transports — first to KL Dachau, and then to KL Gusen, where they slaved in quarries). Altogether, the Germans murdered c. 2,000 members of the Polish Upper Silesia intellectual elite. (more on: pl.wikipedia.orgClick to attempt to display webpage
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)

«Intelligenzaktion»: (Eng. „Action Intelligentsia”) — extermination program of Polish elites, mainly intelligentsia, executed by the Germans right from the start of the occupation in 09.1939 till around 05.1940, mainly on the lands directly incorporated into Germany but also in the so‑called General Governorate where it was called «AB‑aktion». During the first phase right after start of German occupation of Poland implemented as Germ. Unternehmen „Tannenberg” (Eng. „Tannenberg operation”) — plan based on proscription lists of Poles worked out by (Germ. Sonderfahndungsbuch Polen), regarded by Germans as specially dangerous to the German Reich. List contained names of c. 61,000 Poles. Altogether during this genocide Germans methodically murdered c. 50,000 teachers, priests, landowners, social and political activists and retired military. Further 50,000 were sent to concentration camps where most of them perished. (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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Silesian Uprisings: Three armed interventions of the Polish population against Germany in 1919‑1921 aiming at incorporation of Upper Silesia and Opole region into Poland, after the revival of the Polish state in 1918. Took place in the context of a plebiscite ordered on the basis of the international treaty of Versailles of 28.06.1919, ending the First World War, that was to decide national fate of the disputed lands. The 1st Uprising took place on 16‑24.08.1919 and broke out spontaneously in response to German terror and repression against the Polish population. Covered mainly Pszczyna and Rybnik counties and part of the main Upper Silesia industrial district. Suppressed by the Germans. 2nd Uprising took place on 19‑25.08.1920 in response to numerous acts of terror of the German side. Covered the entire area of the Upper Silesia industrial district and part of the Rybnik county. As a result Poles obtained better conditions for the campaign prior the plebiscite. The poll was conducted on 20.03.1921. The majority of the population — 59.6% — were in favor of Germany, but the results were influenced by the admission of voting from former inhabitants of Upper Silesia living outside Silesia. As a result the 3rd Uprising broke out, the largest such uprising of the Silesian in the 20th century. It lasted from 02.05.1921 to 05.07.1921. Spread over almost the entire area of Upper Silesia. Two large battles took place in the area of St. Anna Mountain and near Olza. As a result on 12.10.1921 the international plebiscite commission decided on a more favorable for Poland division of Upper Silesia. The territory granted to Poland was enlarged to about ⅓ of the disputed territory. Poland accounted for 50% of metallurgy and 76% of coal mines. (more on: en.wikipedia.orgClick to attempt to display webpage
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