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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

KASZCZYC

forename(s)

Adolph (pl. Adolf)

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function

diocesan priest

creed

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

diocese / province

Lutsk‐Zhytomyr diocese (aeque principaliter)more on
www.catholic-hierarchy.org
[access: 2021.12.19]

date and place
of death

17.01.1938

Orshatoday: Orsha dist., Vitebsk reg., Belarus
more on
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[access: 2022.01.06]

alt. dates and places
of death

1936 (after)

details of death

For the first time arrested by the Russians c. 1928 in Bilohorodka.

For „loss of communal property and money”Sentenced to 3 months of slave labour.

In 1931 prob. arrested again.

Jailed in Berdychiv prison.

Accused of „conducting systematic counter–revolutionary agitation against [Russian] authorities among the Polish population” and that „using religious sentiments made preparation to [illegally] cross the border”.

At the beginning of 1932 sentenced by the Russian murderous «GPU Troika» kangaroo court to 8 years of slave labour, as demanded by the prosecutor.

In 1936 released from the camps.

Settled in Orsha in Belarus.

On 26.09.1937 however yet again arrested by the Russians.

Accused of „collaboration with Polish intelligence”.

On 22.10.1937 sentenced the Russian genocidal «NKVD Troika» kangaroo court to death.

cause of death

murder

perpetrators

Russians

sites and events

Judicial murders 1937 MinskClick to display the description, 11.08.1937 Russian genocideClick to display the description, Great Purge 1937Click to display the description, GulagClick to display the description

date and place
of birth

1888

Kozyanytoday: Novoselki ssov., Ashmyany dist., Grodno reg., Belarus
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[access: 2023.01.18]

presbyter (holy orders)
ordination

1914

positions held

c. 1927 – c. 1931

parish priest — Bilohorodkatoday: Iziaslav urban hrom., Shepetivka rai., Proskuriv/Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine
more on
uk.wikipedia.org
[access: 2023.03.02]
⋄ Transfiguration of the Lord RC parish ⋄ Zaslavtoday: Iziaslav urban hrom., Shepetivka rai., Proskuriv/Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine
more on
en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2021.09.17]
RC deanery

1919 – 1924

administrator — Ruzhyntoday: Ruzhyn hrom., Berdychiv rai., Zhytomyr, Ukraine
more on
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[access: 2021.09.17]
⋄ Corpus Christi RC parish ⋄ Skvyratoday: Skvyra urban hrom., Bila Tserkva rai., Kiev, Ukraine
more on
en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2020.11.27]
RC deanery

c. 1919

administrator — Novoselytsyatoday: Popilnia hrom., Zhytomyr rai., Zhytomyr, Ukraine
more on
uk.wikipedia.org
[access: 2021.09.20]
⋄ St George the Martyr RC parish ⋄ Skvyratoday: Skvyra urban hrom., Bila Tserkva rai., Kiev, Ukraine
more on
en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2020.11.27]
RC deanery — acting („ad interim”)

c. 1919

parish priest — Klevantoday: Klevan hrom., Rivne rai., Rivne, Ukraine
more on
en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2021.09.17]
⋄ Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary RC parish ⋄ Rivnetoday: Rivne urban hrom., Rivne rai., Rivne, Ukraine
more on
en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2021.09.17]
RC deanery

c. 1918

parish priest — Kopiivkatoday: Dashiv hrom., Haisyn rai., Vinnytsia, Ukraine
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uk.wikipedia.org
[access: 2023.03.02]
⋄ Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary RC parish ⋄ Bratslavtoday: Bratslav hrom., Tulchyn rai., Vinnytsia, Ukraine
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en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2021.09.17]
RC deanery

c. 1918

administrator — Klevantoday: Klevan hrom., Rivne rai., Rivne, Ukraine
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en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2021.09.17]
⋄ Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary RC parish ⋄ Rivnetoday: Rivne urban hrom., Rivne rai., Rivne, Ukraine
more on
en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2021.09.17]
RC deanery

1918

administrator — Ruzhyntoday: Ruzhyn hrom., Berdychiv rai., Zhytomyr, Ukraine
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[access: 2021.09.17]
⋄ Corpus Christi RC parish ⋄ Skvyratoday: Skvyra urban hrom., Bila Tserkva rai., Kiev, Ukraine
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en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2020.11.27]
RC deanery — acting („ad interim”)

1917 – 1918

parish priest — Derazhnetoday: Derazhne hrom., Rivne rai., Volyn, Ukraine
more on
en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2024.03.19]
⋄ Holy Trinity RC parish ⋄ Rivnetoday: Rivne urban hrom., Rivne rai., Rivne, Ukraine
more on
en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2021.09.17]
RC deanery

from c. 1915

vicar — Horodokalso: Horodok‐Podilskyi
today: Horodok urban hrom., Proskuriv/Khmelnytskyi rai., Proskuriv/Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine

more on
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[access: 2021.09.17]
⋄ St Stanislav the Bishop and Martyr RC parish ⋄ Kamyanets‐Podilskyitoday: Kamyanets‐Podilskyi urban hrom., Kamyanets‐Podilskyi rai., Proskuriv/Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine
more on
en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2021.09.17]
RC deanery

till 1914

student — Zhytomyrtoday: Zhytomyr urban hrom., Zhytomyr rai., Zhytomyr, Ukraine
more on
en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2021.09.17]
⋄ philosophy and theology, Theological Seminary

others related
in death

ANDREKUSClick to display biography Constantine, AWGŁOClick to display biography Peter, BOROWIKClick to display biography John, FILIPPClick to display biography Adolph, JACZEJKOClick to display biography Anthony, JANUKOWICZClick to display biography Peter, JAROSZEWICZClick to display biography Stanislav, KAZIUNASClick to display biography Paul, PRYTUŁŁOClick to display biography Alexander, RAJKOClick to display biography Stanislav

sites and events
descriptions

Judicial murders 1937 Minsk: In 1937 and 1938, during so‐called „Polish operation” — Russian genocide of Polish citizens in Russia — In Minsk, more precisely: in Belarus, a number of trials of Poles, accused of membership of Polish Military Organisation POW (a clandestine Polish organization in Russia active during World War I in 1914‐1918) and espionage for Poland. Altogether from 08.1937 till 09.1938 in Belarus 23,429 people, including 21,407 Poles, were arrested. Russian genocidal «NKVD Troika» kangaroo courts had mainly one sentence in their books: death by execution (in Ukraine alone during whole „ Polish operation” 61.77% of sentences were death sentences). Among others on 25.08.1937 in Minsk at least 7 Polish priests were sentenced to death: Fr Constantine Andrekus, Fr Peter Awgło, Fr John Borowikiem, Fr Peter Janukowicz, Fr Anthony Jaczejko, Fr. Alexander Prytułło and Fr Stanislav Rajko. On 20.10.1937 in Vitebsk Fr. Adolph Fillip was tried. On 22.10.1937 Fr Paul Kaziunas was sentenced. On the same day in Orsha Russians sentenced to death Fr Adolph Kaszczyc. And finally on 03.01.1938 Fr Stanislav Jaroszewicz was tried. All were murdered in Russian prisons. (more on: pamiec.plClick to attempt to display webpage
[access: 2019.02.02]
)

11.08.1937 Russian genocide: On 11.08.1937 Russian leader Stalin decided and NKVD head, Nicholas Jeżow, signed a «Polish operation» executive order no 00485. 139,835 Poles living in Russia were thus sentenced summarily to death. According to the records of the „Memorial” International Association for Historical, Educational, Charitable and Defense of Human Rights (Rus. Международное историко‐просветительское, правозащитное и благотворительное общество „Мемориал”), specialising with historical research and promoting knowledge about the victims of Russian repressions — 111,091 were murdered. 28,744 were sentenced to deportation to concentration camps in Gulag. Altogether however more than 100,000 Poles were deported, mainly to Kazakhstan, Siberia, Kharkov and Dniepropetrovsk. According to some historians, the number of victims should be multiplied by at least two, because not only the named persons were murdered, but entire Polish families (the mere suspicion of Polish nationality was sufficient). Taking into account the fact that the given number does not include the genocide in eastern Russia (Siberia), the number of victims may be as high as 500,000 Poles. (more on: en.wikipedia.orgClick to attempt to display webpage
[access: 2016.03.14]
)

Great Purge 1937: „Great Terror” (also «Great Purge», also called „Yezhovshchyna” after the name of the then head of the NKVD) — a Russian state action of political terror, planned and directed against millions of innocent victims — national minorities, wealthier peasants (kulaks), people considered opponents political, army officers, the greatest intensity of which took place from 09.1936 to 08.1938. It reached its peak starting in the summer of 1937, when Art. 58‐14 of the Penal Code about „counter‐revolutionary sabotage” was passed , which became the basis for the „legalization” of murders, and on 02.07.1937 when the highest authorities of Russia, under the leadership of Joseph Stalin, issued a decree on the initiation of action against the kulaks. Next a number of executive orders of the NKVD followed, including No. 00439 of 25.07.1937, starting the liquidation of 25,000‐42,000 Germans living in Russia (mainly the so‐called Volga Germans); No. 00447 of 30.07.1937, beginning the liquidation of „anti‐Russian elements”, and No. 00485[2] of 11.08.1937, ordering the murder of 139,835 people of Polish nationality (the latter was the largest operation of this type — encompassed 12.5% of all those murdered during the «Great Purge», while Poles constituted 0.4% of the population). In the summer of 1937 Polish Catholic priests held in Solovetsky Islands, Anzer Island and ITL BelbaltLag were locked in prison cells (some in Sankt Petersburg). Next in a few kangaroo, murderous Russian trials (on 09.10.1937, 25.11.1937, among others) run by so‐called «NKVD Troika» all were sentenced to death. They were subsequently executed by a single shot to the back of the head. The murders took place either in Sankt Petersburg prison or directly in places of mass murder, e.g. Sandarmokh or Levashov Wilderness, where their bodies were dumped into the ditches. Other priests were arrested in the places they still ministered in and next murdered in local NKVD headquarters (e.g. in Minsk in Belarus), after equally genocidal trials run by aforementioned «NKVD Troika» kangaroo courts.

Gulag: The acronym Gulag comes from the Rus. Главное управление исправительно‐трудовых лагерей и колоний (Eng. Main Board of Correctional Labor Camps). The network of Russian concentration camps for slave labor was formally established by the decision of the highest Russian authorities on 27.06.1929. Control was taken over by the OGPU, the predecessor of the genocidal NKVD (from 1934) and the MGB (from 1946). Individual gulags (camps) were often established in remote, sparsely populated areas, where industrial or transport facilities important for the Russian state were built. They were modeled on the first „great construction of communism”, the White Sea‐Baltic Canal (1931‐1932), and Naftali Frenkel, of Jewish origin, is considered the creator of the system of using forced slave labor within the Gulag. He went down in history as the author of the principle „We have to squeeze everything out of the prisoner in the first three months — then nothing is there for us”. He was to be the creator, according to Alexander Solzhenitsyn, of the so‐called „Boiler system”, i.e. the dependence of food rations on working out a certain percentage of the norm. The term ZEK — prisoner — i.e. Rus. заключенный‐каналоармец (Eng. canal soldier) — was coined in the ITL BelBaltLag managed by him, and was adopted to mean a prisoner in Russian slave labor camps. Up to 12 mln prisoners were held in Gulag camps at one time, i.e. c. 5% of Russia's population. In his book „The Gulag Archipelago”, Solzhenitsyn estimated that c. 60 mln people were killed in the Gulag until 1956. Formally dissolved on 20.01.1960. (more on: en.wikipedia.orgClick to attempt to display webpage
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)

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bibliographical:
Fate of the Catholic clergy in USSR 1917‐1939. Martyrology”, Roman Dzwonkowski, SAC, ed. Science Society KUL, 2003, Lublin
Parish priest of Lutsk–Żhytomyr 1801‐1920 and Kamyanets–Podilskyi 1869‐1919 dioceses”, Fr Waldemar Witold Żurek SDB, Lublin 2023
original images:
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