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'''Zdzisław Peszkowski''' ({{birth date|1918|08|23}} – {{death date|2007|10|08}}) was a [[Poland|Polish]] [[Roman Catholic]] [[priest]] and one of a small group of [[Polish army]] officers who managed to survive the 1940 mass execution of over 20,000 Polish citizens by [[NKVD]], the [[Katyn massacre]]. Peszkowski was a leading [[advocate]] and [[chaplain]] for the [[Katyn Families Association]], which works with survivors of the Katyn massacre and their families.<ref name=pl> {{cite news |first=|last=|title=Katyn Families’ chaplain dies in Poland |url=http://www.thenews.pl/archives/1384-Katyn-Families-chaplain-dies-in-Poland.html |work=Thenews.pl |publisher= |date=2007-10-08 |accessdate=2007-10-09}}</ref> |
'''Zdzisław Peszkowski''' ({{IPA-pl|ˈʑd͡ʑis̪waf}}) ({{birth date|1918|08|23}} – {{death date|2007|10|08}}) was a [[Poland|Polish]] [[Roman Catholic]] [[priest]] and one of a small group of [[Polish army]] officers who managed to survive the 1940 mass execution of over 20,000 Polish citizens by [[NKVD]], the [[Katyn massacre]]. Peszkowski was a leading [[advocate]] and [[chaplain]] for the [[Katyn Families Association]], which works with survivors of the Katyn massacre and their families.<ref name=pl> {{cite news |first=|last=|title=Katyn Families’ chaplain dies in Poland |url=http://www.thenews.pl/archives/1384-Katyn-Families-chaplain-dies-in-Poland.html |work=Thenews.pl |publisher= |date=2007-10-08 |accessdate=2007-10-09}}</ref> |
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==Early life== |
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Revision as of 15:12, 18 April 2010
- This article has been partially translated from the Polish wikipedia article.
Zdzisław Peszkowski | |
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 Zdzisław Peszkowski | |
| Born | August 23, 1918 Sanok, Poland |
| Died | October 8, 2007 (aged 89) Warsaw, Poland |
| Resting place | National Temple of Divine Providence in Warsaw, Poland 52°9′31″N 21°4′16″E / 52.15861°N 21.07111°E |
| Nationality |  Polish |
| Education | Polish University in Exile University of Oxford |
| Alma mater | SS. Cyril and Methodius Seminary |
| Occupation | Roman Catholic Priest |
| Known for | Katyń Massacre Survivor Chaplain to Pope John Paul II |
| Title | Monsignor |
Zdzisław Peszkowski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈʑd͡ʑis̪waf]) (August 23, 1918 – October 8, 2007) was a Polish Roman Catholic priest and one of a small group of Polish army officers who managed to survive the 1940 mass execution of over 20,000 Polish citizens by NKVD, the Katyn massacre. Peszkowski was a leading advocate and chaplain for the Katyn Families Association, which works with survivors of the Katyn massacre and their families.[1]
Early life
Zdzisław Peszkowski was born in 1918 in Sanok, in Galicia before the dissolution of Austro-Hungarian Empire. The town became incorporated in the Second Polish Republic. After completing high school in 1938 he was drafted.
Military
Peszkowski was living in Poland when the Soviet Union invaded the eastern half of the country in 1939.[1] Together with other Polish officers located by the Soviets he was imprisoned and sent to a POW camp in Kozelsk.[1] He was one of the few at the camp who were not executed by the Soviets.[1] Peszkowski joined the Polish Home Army following his release from the camp.
Priesthood
Peszkowski left the army following World War II and was ordained a Roman Catholic priest.[1] He became a leading advocate for the remembrance of the Katyn massacre and the murder of Poles elsewhere in the country during the war. He also became a chaplain for Polish families of the Katyn massacres.[1] He preached forgiveness for the perpetrators of Katyn. He called for forgiveness for those who killed Polish army officers during a speech at Warsaw's Unknown Soldiers' Grave in 1995.[1]
June 4, 2007 was the last Katyn remembrance ceremony where Peszkowski took part.[1] He laid a cornerstone for a memorial at the cemetery for Polish army officers in Katyn.[1] He told those gathered that he hoped the tragedies that happened to Poland during World War II would serve as a warning against hatred to the rest of the world.[1]
Zdzisław Peszkowski died in Warsaw, Poland, at the age of 89.[1] He remained a chaplain for the Katyn families until his death.[1]
Citations
- Some of the content of this article comes from the equivalent Polish-language wikipedia article (retrieved April 12, 2010).
External links
- Thenews.pl: Katyn Families’ chaplain dies in Poland
- Polish Radio: Fr. Peszkowski, legendary Katyn genocide survivor dies at 89