Jerzy Popiełuszko, Polish priest and activist (born 1947)

Jerzy Popiełuszko

Polish Roman Catholic priest and martyr (1947–1984)

Jerzy Popiełuszko was a Polish Roman Catholic priest who became associated with the opposition Solidarity trade union in communist Poland. He was murdered in 1984 by three agents of Służba Bezpieczeństwa, who were shortly thereafter tried and convicted of the murder.