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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

FOLLEHER

forename(s)

Augustine Felix (pl. Augustyn Feliks)

forename(s)
versions/aliases

Augustus (pl. August)

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function

diocesan priest

creed

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

diocese / province

Culm (Chełmno) diocesemore on
pl.wikipedia.org
[access: 2012.11.23]

date and place
of death

1945

Zamartetoday: Kamień Krajeński gm., Sępólno Krajeńskie pow., Kuyavia–Pomerania voiv., Poland
more on
en.wikipedia.org
[access: 2021.12.18]

details of death

After German and Russian invasion of Poland in 09.1939 and start of the World War II, after start of German occupation, arrested by the Germans on 05.04.1941.

Jailed in Chojnice.

Released after few days.

In 1941‑4 ministered — in place of Fr Albin Pakalski, murdered by the Germans — as a parish priest in Zamarte parish.

Perished during war campaign in 1945, during Russian winter offensive, known as Wisła–Odra Operationj.

Did not evacuate with most of the German inhabitants of the area.

The Russians reached the parish Ogorzelin — c. 4.5 km east of Zamarte –— on 13.02.1945, and after a bloody clash with defending German troops (mostly Latvians), pushed them out on the same day of the town and reached the outskirts of Chojnice.

Prob. also on that day Zamarte fell as well.

cause of death

warfare

perpetrators

Germans / Russians

date and place
of birth

02.10.1872

Silnotoday: Chojnice gm., Chojnice pow., Pomerania voiv., Poland
more on
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[access: 2022.01.28]

presbyter (holy orders)
ordination

01.07.1900

positions held

1941 – 1945

curatus/rector/expositus {parish: Ogorzelinytoday: Chojnice gm., Chojnice pow., Pomerania voiv., Poland
more on
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[access: 2022.01.28]
, Exaltation of the Holy Cross; church: Zamartetoday: Kamień Krajeński gm., Sępólno Krajeńskie pow., Kuyavia–Pomerania voiv., Poland
more on
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[access: 2021.12.18]
, Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary; dean.: Chojnicetoday: Chojnice urban gm., Chojnice pow., Pomerania voiv., Poland
more on
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[access: 2021.09.02]
}

from 1906

pensioner {Zamartetoday: Kamień Krajeński gm., Sępólno Krajeńskie pow., Kuyavia–Pomerania voiv., Poland
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[access: 2021.12.18]
, House of Retired Priests}

vicar {parish: Przechlewotoday: Przechlewo gm., Człuchów pow., Pomerania voiv., Poland
more on
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[access: 2022.07.16]
, St Anne; dean.: Człuchówtoday: Człuchów gm., Człuchów pow., Pomerania voiv., Poland
more on
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[access: 2021.09.02]
}

vicar {parish: Radawnicatoday: Złotów gm., Złotów pow., Greater Poland voiv., Poland
more on
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[access: 2021.12.18]
, St Barbara the Virgin and Martyr}

vicar {parish: Lichnowytoday: Chojnice gm., Chojnice pow., Pomerania voiv., Poland
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[access: 2022.01.28]
, St Hedwig of Silesia; dean.: Tucholatoday: Tuchola gm., Tuchola pow., Kuyavia–Pomerania voiv., Poland
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[access: 2021.09.02]
}

vicar {parish: Chełmżatoday: Chełmża urban gm., Toruń pow., Kuyavia–Pomerania voiv., Poland
more on
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[access: 2021.09.02]
, Holy Trinity; dean.: Chełmżatoday: Chełmża urban gm., Toruń pow., Kuyavia–Pomerania voiv., Poland
more on
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[access: 2021.09.02]
}

student {Pelplintoday: Pelplin gm., Tczew pow., Pomerania voiv., Poland
more on
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[access: 2021.05.06]
, philosophy and theology, Theological Seminary}

murder sites
camp 
(+ prisoner no)

Chojnice: In a correctional facillity for minors Germans set up in 1939 and 1940 a prison for Poles from Chojnice county. Most of the prisoners, including c. 215 mentally ill children, were exterminated — as a part of „Intelligenzaktion” aimed at extermination of Polish intelligentsia and ruling classes in Pomerania — in a nearby execution site in Pola Igelskie. In 1941‑3 transit camp for Poles destine for slave labour in Germany. (more on: www.sdnchojnice.plClick to attempt to display webpage
[access: 2013.12.04]
)

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 II World War 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 Stanislaus 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]
)

sources

personal:
orka2.sejm.gov.plClick to attempt to display webpage
[access: 2012.12.28]
, www.najigoche.kaszuby.plClick to attempt to display webpage
[access: 2013.01.26]
, www.kpbc.ukw.edu.plClick to attempt to display webpage
[access: 2014.10.04]

bibliograhical:, „Martyrology of the Polish Roman Catholic clergy under nazi occupation in 1939‑1945”, Victor Jacewicz, John Woś, vol. I‑V, Warsaw Theological Academy, 1977‑1981,
original images:
gdziebylec.plClick to attempt to display webpage
[access: 2019.11.11]

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