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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)
personal data
surname
ŁUPINOWICZ
forename(s)
Charles Alexander (pl. Karol Aleksander)
function
diocesan priest
creed
Latin (Roman Catholic) Churchmore on
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diocese / province
Mogilev archdiocesemore on
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[access: 2013.06.23]
date and place
of death
12.1937
KarLag labour campGULAG slave labour camp network
today: n. Karaganda, Karaganda reg., Kazakhstan
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[access: 2019.10.13]
alt. dates and places
of death
1937 (after)
details of death
In the spring of 1919 during Polish–Russian war of 1919‑20 held hostage by the Russians in Minsk.
Released in prisoner exchange.
For the first time arrested by the Russians on 20.02.1929 in Moscow.
Soon released as a result of signing a declaration of „collaboration” with authorities.
On 15‑16.02.1931 arrested again — together with c. 120 Catholics in Moscow.
Accused of „illegal contact with Polish diplomatic representatives […], running clandestine Rosary groups […], espionage for Poland […], collaboration with counter–revolutionary and anti–socialist activities of so‑called Catholic church of Eastern rite […]”.
In a process of 18.11.1931 sentenced by the murderous Russian OGPU College kangaroo court to 3 years of exile.
Exiled to Kazakhstan.
In 12.1933 arrested there again and transported back to Minsk.
Again accused of „espionage”.
There on 29.03.1934 (or 29.04.1934), in a trial of a group of Catholics and laity again sentenced to 3 years of exile.
Again taken to Kazakhstan.
There once again in 06.1936 arrested.
On 09.01.1937 sentenced to 10 years of slave labour in Russian concentration camps.
Held in KarLag concentration camp.
On 11.12.1937 however again tried — prob. by the Russian genocidal „Troika NKVD” kangaroo court — and sentenced to death. Murdered in unknown circumstances.
cause of death
murder
perpetrators
Russians
date and place
of birth
14.06.1891
Dokshytsytoday: Dokshytsy dist., Vitebsk reg., Belarus
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presbyter (holy orders)
ordination
1915
positions held
1926 – 1931
vicar general {Moscowtoday: Moscow city, Russia
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[access: 2020.07.31], Apostolic Administration}
1924 – 1931
parish priest {parish: Moscowtoday: Moscow city, Russia
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[access: 2020.07.31], St Peter and St Paul the Apostles; dean.: Moscowtoday: Moscow city, Russia
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[access: 2020.07.31]}, also ministering in Ryazan
1922 – 1923
administrator {parish: Rechytsatoday: Rechytsa dist., Gomel reg., Belarus
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[access: 2022.01.06]; dean.: Mozyrz / Rzeczycadeanery names/seats
today: Gomel reg., Belarus}
1921 – c. 1922
vicar {parish: Moscowtoday: Moscow city, Russia
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[access: 2020.07.31], Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary}
1920 – 1921
priest {Zhlobintoday: Zhlobin dist., Gomel reg., Belarus
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1919 – 1920
rector {Gomeltoday: Gomel dist., Gomel reg., Belarus
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1917 – 1919
rector {church: Mogilevtoday: Mogilev reg., Belarus
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[access: 2022.01.06], St Casimir}
till c. 1917
vicar {parish: Minsktoday: Minsk city reg., Belarus
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c. 1914 – 1917
student {Sankt Petersburgtoday: Saint Petersburg city, Russia
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[access: 2020.07.31], philosophy and theology, Imperial Roman Catholic Spiritual Academy (1842‑1918)}
till 1914
student {Sankt Petersburgtoday: Saint Petersburg city, Russia
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[access: 2020.07.31], philosophy and theology, Metropolitan Theological Seminary}
others related
in death
CAKULClick to display biography Michael, TYSZMANClick to display biography Anne
murder sites
camp
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11.08.1937 Russian genocide: On 11.08.1937 Russian leader Stalin decided and NKWD 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: In the summer of 1937 Polish Catholic priests held in Solovetsky Islands, Anzer Island and 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 „Troika NKVD” 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 „Troika NKVD” kangaroo courts.
KarLag: Russian concentration camp and forced labour camp n. Karaganda in Kazakhstan. One of the largest in Gulag penal system, operational in 1930‑59 (though even later parts of the camp were used as a new concentration camp and prison). Stretched over 300 by 200 km, centered in Dolinka village, c. 45 km from Karaganda. One of the goals was creation a large food base for the developing coal and metallurgical industries of Kazakhstan. 10,000 to 65,000 (in 1949) prisoners — including women and children many of whom perished — were held in the camp at any one time. In total over 1,000,000 inmates slaved in KarLag over its history. (more on: en.wikipedia.orgClick to attempt to display webpage
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Gulag: Network of Russian slave labour concentration camps. At any given time up to 12 mln inmates where held in them, milions perished. (more on: en.wikipedia.orgClick to attempt to display webpage
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Forced exile: One of the standard Russian forms of repression. The prisoners were usually taken to a small village in the middle of nowhere — somewhere in Siberia, in far north or far east — dropped out of the train carriage or a cart, left out without means of subsistence or place to live. (more on: en.wikipedia.orgClick to attempt to display webpage
[access: 2014.12.20])
Trial of 18.11.1931: Trial against Catholic church members held in Moscow on 18.11.1931. They were accused of „Polish nationalism and religious fanaticism, illegal contacts with Polish and Lithuanian foreign missions in Russia, contacts with Polish spies and support of their activities, anti–Russians activities, counter–revolutionary agitation”, among others. Most were exiled, mainly to Kazakhstan.
Polish-Russian war of 1919—21: War for independence of Poland and its borders. Poland regained independence in 1918 but had to fight for its borders with former imperial powers, in particular Russia. Russia planned to incite Bolshevik–like revolutions in the Western Europe and thus invaded Poland. Russian invaders were defeated in 08.1920 in a battle called Warsaw battle („Vistula river miracle”, one of the 10 most important battles in history, according to some historians). Thanks to this victory Poland recaptured part of the lands lost during partitions of Poland in XVIII century, and Europe was saved from the genocidal Communism. (more on: en.wikipedia.orgClick to attempt to display webpage
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sources
personal:
biographies.library.nd.eduClick to attempt to display webpage
[access: 2014.12.20], cyclowiki.orgClick to attempt to display webpage
[access: 2019.04.16], be.wikipedia.orgClick to attempt to display webpage
[access: 2019.04.16], ru.openlist.wikiClick to attempt to display webpage
[access: 2019.04.16]
bibliograhical:, „Fate of the Catholic clergy in USSR 1917‑39. Martyrology”, Roman Dzwonkowski, SAC, ed. Science Society KUL, 2003, Lublin,
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[access: 2014.12.20], cyclowiki.orgClick to attempt to display webpage
[access: 2019.04.16], ipn.gov.plClick to attempt to display webpage
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