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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

SZARZEWICZ

surname
versions/aliases

SZAREWICZ

forename(s)

Francis (pl. Franciszek)

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function

diocesan priest

creed

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

diocese / province

Lviv archdiocesemore on
en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2013.05.19]

date and place
of death

15.07.1944

Stoyanivtoday: Radekhiv urban hrom., Chervonohrad rai., Lviv, Ukraine
more on
uk.wikipedia.org
[access: 2023.03.02]

alt. dates and places
of death

16.07.1944

details of death

During World War I, a soldier of the Imperial Austro–Hungarian Army. Served in the 15th Infantry Regiment in Berettyóújfalu in Hungary (1914‐1916), in Prešov, Slovakia (1916‐1917), in Šumperk, Czech Republic, where completed a non–commissioned officer course, in road construction in the former Russian province of Radom within the framework of the Austro–Hungarian occupation Military General Governorate (1917), in the military censorship in Cieszyn and Lublin (1917‐1918), and finally at the end of the war in the officer school in Vienna (from 08.1918 to 11.1918).

After the rebirth of the Polish state in 11.1918, joined the Polish Army and was assigned as a military attaché to the Polish legation in Vienna. Served there till 10.04.1921, after which on 20.05.1921 was demobilized.

After German and Russian invasion of Poland in 09.1939 and start of the World War II, during the Russian–German front battles in 1944, and during «Genocidium Atrox» — the genocide perpetrated by Ukrainians, known as „Volyn genocide” — shot on the field by his rectory by Ukrainian nationalist from the genocidal OUN/UPA organisation dressed as Russian soldiers.

Despite the dangers did not want to leave his parishioners: „I am a parish priest, also of the poorest who cannot leave and run west” — he was quoted to say.

Murderers entered his rectory where number of Poles and local Ukrainians found shelter from frontal battles and led him out — apparently without a protest from those present — and murdered outside with three bullets.

alt. details of death

Shot by front soldiers (prob. Russian), falsely accused by the Ukrainians, right before or after expulsion of Germans by advancing Russian troops.

cause of death

murder

perpetrators

Ukrainians

sites and events

«Genocidium Atrox»Click to display the description, Ribbentrop‐MolotovClick to display the description, Pius XI's encyclicalsClick to display the description

date and place
of birth

03.12.1894

Staryi Yarychivtoday: Novyi Yarychiv hrom., Lviv rai., Lviv, Ukraine
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alt. dates and places
of birth

02.12.1892

presbyter (holy orders)
ordination

1925 (Lvivtoday: Lviv urban hrom., Lviv rai., Lviv, Ukraine
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[access: 2022.01.16]
)

positions held

1937 – 1944

parish priest — Stoyanivtoday: Radekhiv urban hrom., Chervonohrad rai., Lviv, Ukraine
more on
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[access: 2023.03.02]
⋄ Sacred Heart of Jesus RC parish ⋄ Busktoday: Busk urban hrom., Zolochiv rai., Lviv, Ukraine
more on
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[access: 2020.11.20]
RC deanery

1935 – 1937

curatus/rector/expositus — Sokolivka Hetmanskatoday: Sokolivka, Busk urban hrom., Zolochiv rai., Lviv, Ukraine
more on
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[access: 2023.03.02]
⋄ Our Lady of Perpetual Help RC church ⋄ Toporówtoday: Busk urban hrom., Zolochiv rai., Lviv, Ukraine
more on
uk.wikipedia.org
[access: 2023.03.02]
, St Stanislav the Bishop and Martyr RC parish ⋄ Busktoday: Busk urban hrom., Zolochiv rai., Lviv, Ukraine
more on
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[access: 2020.11.20]
RC deanery

1931 – 1935

curatus/rector/expositus — Adamytoday: Zavodske, Busk urban hrom., Zolochiv rai., Lviv, Ukraine
more on
uk.wikipedia.org
[access: 2022.08.05]
⋄ Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary RC church ⋄ Busktoday: Busk urban hrom., Zolochiv rai., Lviv, Ukraine
more on
en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2020.11.20]
, St Stanislav the Bishop and Martyr RC parish ⋄ Busktoday: Busk urban hrom., Zolochiv rai., Lviv, Ukraine
more on
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[access: 2020.11.20]
RC deanery

1930 – 1931

vicar — Uhnivtoday: Belz urban hrom., Chervonohrad rai., Lviv, Ukraine
more on
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[access: 2020.11.24]
⋄ Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Andrew the Apostle RC parish ⋄ Belztoday: Belz urban hrom., Chervonohrad rai., Lviv, Ukraine
more on
en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2020.11.15]
RC deanery

1927 – 1930

vicar — Sokolivvillage
today: non‐existent, Stryi urban hrom., Stryi rai., Lviv, Ukraine

more on
uk.wikipedia.org
[access: 2023.03.02]
⋄ St Nicholas the Bishop RC parish ⋄ Stryitoday: Stryi urban hrom., Stryi rai., Lviv, Ukraine
more on
en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2020.12.03]
RC deanery

1925 – 1927

vicar — Yanivtoday: Dolyna, Terebovlya urban hrom., Ternopil rai., Ternopil, Ukraine
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[access: 2023.03.02]
⋄ Holy Trinity RC parish ⋄ Terebovlyatoday: Terebovlya urban hrom., Ternopil rai., Ternopil, Ukraine
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[access: 2020.11.20]
RC deanery

1921 – 1925

student — Lvivtoday: Lviv urban hrom., Lviv rai., Lviv, Ukraine
more on
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[access: 2022.01.16]
⋄ philosophy and theology, Metropolitan Theological Seminary — for some time also studied in Vienna

sites and events
descriptions

«Genocidium Atrox»: In 1939‐1947, especially in 1943‐1944, independent Ukrainian units, mainly belonging to genocidal Ukrainian organizations OUN (political arm) and UPA (military arm), supported by local Ukrainian population, murdered — often in extremely brutal way — in Volyn and surrounding regions of pre‐war Poland, from 130,000 to 180,000 Poles, all civilians: men, women, children, old and young. Polish‐Ukrainian conflict that openly emerged during and after World War I (in particular resulting in Polish‐Ukrainian war of 1918‐1919), that survived and even deepened later when western Ukraine became a part Poland, exploded again after the outbreak of the World War II in 09.1939. During Russian occupation of 1939‐1941, when hundreds of thousands of Poles were deported into central Russia, when tens of thousands were murdered (during so‐called Katyń massacres, among others), this open conflict had a limited character, helped by the fact that at that time Ukrainians, Ukrainian nationalists in particular, were also persecuted by the Russians. The worst came after German‐Russian war started on 22.06.1941 and German occupation resulted. Initially Ukrainians supported Germans (Ukrainian police was initiated, Ukrainians co—participated in extermination of the Jews and were joining army units fighting alongside Germans). Later when German ambivalent position towards Ukraine became apparent Ukrainians started acting independently. And in 1943 one of the units of aforementioned Ukrainian OUN/UPA organization, in Volyn, started and perpetrated a genocide of Polish population of this region. In mere few weeks OUN/UPA murdered, with Germans passively watching on the sidelines, more than 40,000 Poles. This strategy was consequently approved and adopted by all OUN/UPA organisations and similar genocides took place in Eastern Lesser Poland (part of Ukraine) where more than 20,000 Poles were slaughtered, meeting however with growing resistance from Polish population. Further west, in Chełm, Rzeszów, etc. regions this genocide turned into an extremely bloody conflict. In general genocide, perpetrated by Ukrainian nationalists, partly collaborating with German occupants, on vulnerable Polish population took part in hundreds of villages and small towns, where virtually all Polish inhabitants were wiped out. More than 200 priests, religious and nuns perished in this holocaust — known as «Genocidium Atrox» (Eng. „savage genocide”) The nature and purpose of genocide is perhaps best reflected in the song sung by the murderers: „We will slaughter the Poles, we will cut down the Jews, we must conquer the great Ukraine” (ukr. „Поляків виріжем, Євреїв видусим, велику Україну здобути мусим”). This holocaust and conflict ended up in total elimination of Polish population and Polish culture from Ukraine, in enforced deportations in 1944‐1945 of remaining Poles from Ukraine and some Ukrainians into Ukraine proper, and finally in deportation of Ukrainians from East‐South to the Western parts of Polish republic prl by Commie‐Nazi Russian controlled Polish security forces („Vistula Action”). (more on: www.swzygmunt.knc.plClick to attempt to display webpage
[access: 2021.06.20]
)

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:
nawolyniu.plClick to attempt to display webpage
[access: 2013.01.06]
, cracovia-leopolis.plClick to attempt to display webpage
[access: 2013.01.06]
, www.poczytaj.spinacz.infoClick to attempt to display webpage
[access: 2013.05.19]

bibliographical:
Biographical lexicon of Lviv Roman Catholic Metropoly clergy victims of the II World War 1939‐1945”, Mary Pawłowiczowa (ed.), Fr Joseph Krętosz (ed.), Holy Cross Publishing, Opole, 2007
Schematismus Universi Saecularis et Regularis Cleri Archi Diaeceseos Metropol. Leopol. Rit. Lat.”, Lviv Metropolitan Curia, from 1860 till 1938
Mysterium iniquitatis. Clergy and religious of the Latin rite murdered by Ukrainian nationalists in 1939‐1945”, Fr Józef Marecki, Institute of National Remembrance IPN, Kraków 2020
original images:
wegliniec.plClick to attempt to display webpage
[access: 2014.10.31]

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