• OUR LADY of CZĘSTOCHOWA: st Sigismund parish church, Słomczyn, Poland; source: own collectionOUR LADY of CZĘSTOCHOWA
    St Sigismund parish church, Słomczyn, Poland
    source: own collection
link to OUR LADY of PERPETUAL HELP in SŁOMCZYN infoSITE LOGO

Roman Catholic
St Sigismund parish
05-507 Słomczyn
85 Wiślana Str.
Konstancin deanery
Warsaw archdiocese, Poland

  • St SIGISMUND: St Sigismund parish church, Słomczyn, Poland; source: own collectionSt SIGISMUND
    St Sigismund parish church, Słomczyn, Poland
    source: own collection
  • St SIGISMUND: XIX c., feretory, St Sigismund parish church, Słomczyn, Poland; source: own collectionSt SIGISMUND
    XIX c., feretory
    St Sigismund parish church, Słomczyn, Poland
    source: own collection
  • St SIGISMUND: XIX c., feretory, St Sigismund parish church, Słomczyn, Poland; source: own collectionSt SIGISMUND
    XIX c., feretory
    St Sigismund parish church, Słomczyn, Poland
    source: own collection
  • St SIGISMUND: XIX c., feretory, St Sigismund parish church, Słomczyn, Poland; source: own collectionSt SIGISMUND
    XIX c., feretory
    St Sigismund parish church, Słomczyn, Poland
    source: own collection
  • St SIGISMUND: XIX c., feretory, St Sigismund parish church, Słomczyn, Poland; source: own collectionSt SIGISMUND
    XIX c., feretory
    St Sigismund parish church, Słomczyn, Poland
    source: own collection
LINK to Nu HTML Checker

full list:

displayClick to display full list

wyświetlKliknij by wyświetlić pełną listę po polsku


Martyrology of the clergy — Poland

XX century (1914 – 1989)

personal data

review in:

po polskuKliknij by wyświetlić to bio po polsku

link do KARTY OSOBOWEJ - POLSKA WERSJAKliknij by wyświetlić to bio po polsku
  • BORUSEWICZ Vincent, source: www.xxiamzius.lt, own collection; CLICK TO ZOOM AND DISPLAY INFOBORUSEWICZ Vincent
    source: www.xxiamzius.lt
    own collection
  • BORUSEWICZ Vincent, source: www.xxiamzius.lt, own collection; CLICK TO ZOOM AND DISPLAY INFOBORUSEWICZ Vincent
    source: www.xxiamzius.lt
    own collection
  • BORUSEWICZ Vincent - 1946, prison shot, source: www.xxiamzius.lt, own collection; CLICK TO ZOOM AND DISPLAY INFOBORUSEWICZ Vincent
    1946, prison shot
    source: www.xxiamzius.lt
    own collection
  • BORUSEWICZ Vincent - 1946, prison shot, source: www.xxiamzius.lt, own collection; CLICK TO ZOOM AND DISPLAY INFOBORUSEWICZ Vincent
    1946, prison shot
    source: www.xxiamzius.lt
    own collection
  • BORUSEWICZ Vincent, source: angelorum.lt, own collection; CLICK TO ZOOM AND DISPLAY INFOBORUSEWICZ Vincent
    source: angelorum.lt
    own collection
  • BORUSEWICZ Vincent, source: www.xxiamzius.lt, own collection; CLICK TO ZOOM AND DISPLAY INFOBORUSEWICZ Vincent
    source: www.xxiamzius.lt
    own collection

surname

BORUSEWICZ

surname
versions/aliases

BORISEVIČIUS, BORYSEWICZ

forename(s)

Vincent (pl. Wincenty)

forename(s)
versions/aliases

Vincentas

  • BORUSEWICZ Vincent - Commemorative plaque, grave crypt, St Anthony of Padua, Telsiai, source: genocid.lt, own collection; CLICK TO ZOOM AND DISPLAY INFOBORUSEWICZ Vincent
    Commemorative plaque, grave crypt, St Anthony of Padua, Telsiai
    source: genocid.lt
    own collection
  • BORUSEWICZ Vincent - Commemorative plaque, St Stanislaus church, Sankt Petersburg, source: ipn.gov.pl, own collection; CLICK TO ZOOM AND DISPLAY INFOBORUSEWICZ Vincent
    Commemorative plaque, St Stanislaus church, Sankt Petersburg
    source: ipn.gov.pl
    own collection

function

bishop

creed

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

diocese / province

Telsiai diocesemore on
en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2014.12.20]

Sejny diocesemore on
www.catholic-hierarchy.org
[access: 2021.12.19]

Military Ordinariate of Polandmore on
en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2014.12.20]

academic distinctions

Bachelor of Sacred Theology

honorary titles

prelatemore on
en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2014.11.14]

nationality

Lithuanian

date and place
of death

18.11.1946

Vilniustoday: Vilnius city dist., Vilnius Cou., Lithuania
more on
en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2022.01.06]

details of death

During World War I, during a short lived occupation in 1914 of Kalvarija by the Germans helf for some time prisoner as hostage.

Facing another German offensive in 1915 escaped to Minsk (during so‐called bezhenstvo, a panic escape of c. 3 mln Russians from Russian occupied Poland and Lithuania), where in 1916‐1917 was military chaplain of 10th Russian Imperial Army.

After start of German occupation of Minsk on 21.01.1917 taught religion in local gymnasium.

After German and Russian invasion of Poland in 09.1939 and start of the World War II, after start in 1941 of German occupation, prob. helped to hide persecuted Jews.

After start in 1944 of the second Russian occupation arrested by the Russian genocidal NKVD on 18.12.1945.

Jailed in Vilnius prison.

Refused to cooperate with NKVD.

Released after six days but on 05.02.1946 arrested again.

And again held in Vilnius prison.

Tortured — interrogated for 12‐15 hours without a break.

Accused of „treason of the homeland, collaboration with anti–Russian partisans, anti–Russian activities and propaganda” (the sources list: „delivering anti–Russian sermons in 1940‐1941” — i.e. during first Russian occupation of Lithuania; „harboring of anti–Russian books” — e.g. „the eyewitness account of the Chervyen massacre perpetrated by the Russians”; „publishing an anti–Russian proclamation in 1943”; „supporting the [anti–Russian, clandestine] Lithuanian Freedom Army, and helping to hide its leaders”; „providing Lithuanian partisans with fake papers”; and „helping a German paratrooper transmit a radiogram to Germany”).

On 28.08.1946 sentenced to death.

Imprisoned in Lukiškės prison in Vilnius.

Murdered in Vilnius prison — prob. in NKVD/MGB HQs at Łukiski Square, and buried in a mass grave in Tuskulanum palace (in Żyrmunt part of Vilnius).

cause of death

mass murder

perpetrators

Russians

sites and events

Vilnius (Tuskulanum)Click to display the description, Vilnius (Łuskis Square)Click to display the description, Vilnius (Lukiškės)Click to display the description, Ribbentrop‐MolotovClick to display the description, Pius XI's encyclicalsClick to display the description

date and place
of birth

23.11.1887

Bebrininkaitoday: Pilviškiai eld., Vilkaviškis dist., Marijampolė Cou., Lithuania
more on
lt.wikipedia.org
[access: 2020.07.31]

presbyter (holy orders)
ordination

29.05.1910 (Sejnytoday: Sejny urban gm., Sejny pov., Podlaskie voiv., Poland
more on
en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2022.01.28]
)

positions held

1944 – 1946

bishop — appointment: on 21.01.1944

1940 – 1944

titular bishop — appointment: on 03.02.1940; ordination: on 10.03.1940 in Telšiai cathedral

1940 – 1944

auxiliary bishop (Lat. episcopus auxiliaris) — appointment: on 03.02.1940

1926 – 1940

rector — Telšiaitoday: Telšiai urban eld., Telšiai dist., Telšiai Cou., Lithuania
more on
en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2022.01.06]
⋄ philosophy and theology, Theological Seminary — also: moral theology professor

1922 – 1926

professor — Gižaitoday: Gižai eld., Vilkaviškis dist., Marijampolė Cou., Lithuania
more on
lt.wikipedia.org
[access: 2022.02.03]
⋄ Theological Seminary ⋄ Theological Seminary — lecturer of moral and pastoral theology and social science

1921 – 1922

student — Fribourgtoday: Fribourg can., Switzerland
more on
en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2021.07.25]
⋄ philosophy and theology, Lat. Universitas Friburgensis (Eng. University of Fribourg)

1918 – 1922

prefect — Marijampolėtoday: Marijampolė eld., Marijampolė dist., Marijampolė Cou., Lithuania
more on
en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2020.11.13]
⋄ Gymnasium and Real–gymnasium (till 1919) ⋄ St Michael the Archangel RC parish ⋄ Marijampolėtoday: Marijampolė eld., Marijampolė dist., Marijampolė Cou., Lithuania
more on
en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2020.11.13]
RC deanery

1920

chairman — Marijampolėtoday: Marijampolė eld., Marijampolė dist., Marijampolė Cou., Lithuania
more on
en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2020.11.13]
⋄ City Council

1917

prefect — Minsktoday: Minsk city reg., Belarus
more on
en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2020.07.31]
⋄ gymnasium(s)

1913 – 1915

vicar — Kalvarijatoday: Kalvarija eld., Marijampolė dist., Marijampolė Cou., Lithuania
more on
en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2022.06.29]
⋄ Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary RC parish ⋄ Kalvarijatoday: Kalvarija eld., Marijampolė dist., Marijampolė Cou., Lithuania
more on
en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2022.06.29]
RC deanery — also: prison chaplain

1909 – 1910

student — Fribourgtoday: Fribourg can., Switzerland
more on
en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2021.07.25]
⋄ philosophy and theology, Lat. Universitas Friburgensis (Eng. University of Fribourg)

1903 – 1909

student — Sejnytoday: Sejny urban gm., Sejny pov., Podlaskie voiv., Poland
more on
en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2022.01.28]
⋄ philosophy and theology, Theological Seminary

others related
in death

GUSTAITISClick to display biography Francis, TAPPERClick to display biography Nicholas, BALČIŪNASClick to display biography Vladislav, BEINORAVIČIUSClick to display biography Boleslav, STASEVIČIUSClick to display biography Adolph

sites and events
descriptions

Vilnius (Tuskulanum): A palace with a surrounding garden in Żyrmunty quarters in Vilnius where in 1940s Russians secretely buried in mass graves bodies of murdered Polish soldiers of resistance Home Army AK (part of Polish Clandestine State), Lithuanian partisans and German collaborators, captured by the genocidal Russian NKVD/MGB organization. In 1990. c. 706 bodies were discovered in the palace. (more on: en.wikipedia.orgClick to attempt to display webpage
[access: 2017.06.16]
)

Vilnius (Łuskis Square): In the former Tsarist prison and 1918‐1939 Polish Republic voivodeship buildings at Łukiski Square (Ofiarna Str.) Germans in 1941 set up the Gestapo HQ and jail and Russians in 1944 the Vilnius HQ of the genocidal NKVD/MGB organisation. Thousands of Polish soldiers of resistance Home Army AK (part of Polish Clandestine State), Lithuanian partisans and during Russian occupation after 1944 — German collaborators were interrogated and tortured there. In the basements death sentences were carried out. In 1944‐1960 alone Russians carried out more then 1,000 death sentences there — some of the bodies were secretely buried in a nearby Tuskulanum palace in Vilnius. (more on: en.wikipedia.orgClick to attempt to display webpage
[access: 2017.06.16]
)

Vilnius (Lukiškės): Vilnius prison used both by Russians and Germans. Thousands of Poles were kept there. From 2,000 to 16,000 prisoners were jailed at any time there. In 06.1941, after German invasion, Russians murdered most of the prisoners. (more on: en.wikipedia.orgClick to attempt to display webpage
[access: 2021.07.04]
)

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:
de.wikipedia.orgClick to attempt to display webpage
[access: 2014.12.20]
, biographies.library.nd.eduClick to attempt to display webpage
[access: 2014.12.20]

original images:
www.xxiamzius.ltClick to attempt to display webpage
[access: 2017.06.16]
, www.xxiamzius.ltClick to attempt to display webpage
[access: 2017.06.16]
, www.xxiamzius.ltClick to attempt to display webpage
[access: 2017.06.16]
, www.xxiamzius.ltClick to attempt to display webpage
[access: 2017.06.16]
, angelorum.ltClick to attempt to display webpage
[access: 2014.12.20]
, www.xxiamzius.ltClick to attempt to display webpage
[access: 2017.06.16]
, genocid.ltClick to attempt to display webpage
[access: 2014.12.20]
, ipn.gov.plClick to attempt to display webpage
[access: 2019.02.02]

LETTER to CUSTODIAN/ADMINISTRATOR

If you have an Email client on your communicator/computer — such as Mozilla Thunderbird, Windows Mail or Microsoft Outlook, described at WikipediaPatrz:
en.wikipedia.org
, among others  — try the link below, please:

LETTER to CUSTODIAN/ADMINISTRATORClick and try to call your own Email client

If however you do not run such a client or the above link is not active please send an email to the Custodian/Administrator using your account — in your customary email/correspondence engine — at the following address:

EMAIL ADDRESS

giving the following as the subject:

MARTYROLOGY: BORUSEWICZ Vincent

To return to the biography press below:

Click to return to biographyClick to return to biography