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Hilary Jastak
Hilary Jastak (3 March 1914 – 17 January 2000) was a Polish people, Polish Catholic priest prelate, Doctor of Theology, Chaplain of Solidarity (Polish trade union), Solidarity movement, Major of Polish Armed Forces, Lieutenant Commander of Polish Navy. Jastak was born in Kościerzyna. In 1934, he entered the Seminary in Pelplin. On 7 June 1941 in Warsaw, he was ordained as a priest by the Archbishop of Warsaw, Stanisław Gall. During the World War II, Jastak was vicar in Lubania, Łódź Voivodeship, Lubania, Józefów, Goszczyno, Masovian Voivodeship, Goszczyno (where he joined the Armia Krajowa), Sulejów, Strachówko, Gołubie and Pogódki. In 1946, Jastak became the Chaplain of Caritas (charity), Caritas in Gdynia. In July 1949, Jastak became the Provost (religion), provost of the newly created parish of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Gdynia, with whom he was associated until his death. In 1966, Jastak completed the construction of the new church. During Polish 1970 protests, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish People
Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, who share a common history, culture, the Polish language and are identified with the country of Poland in Central Europe. The preamble to the Constitution of the Republic of Poland defines the Polish nation as comprising all the citizens of Poland, regardless of heritage or ethnicity. The majority of Poles adhere to Roman Catholicism. The population of self-declared Poles in Poland is estimated at 37,394,000 out of an overall population of 38,512,000 (based on the 2011 census), of whom 36,522,000 declared Polish alone. A wide-ranging Polish diaspora (the '' Polonia'') exists throughout Europe, the Americas, and in Australasia. Today, the largest urban concentrations of Poles are within the Warsaw and Silesian metropolitan areas. Ethnic Poles are considered to be the descendants of the ancient West Slavic Lechites and other tribes that inhabite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
