Funeral of Jerzy Popiełuszko
Crowd in front of St. Stanislaus Kostka Church | |
| Date | 3 November 1984 |
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| Venue | St. Stanislaus Kostka Church |
| Location | Warsaw, Poland |
| Type | Funeral |
| Participants | 600,000-1 million |
On Saturday, 3 November 1984, the funeral of a 37-year-old Catholic priest Jerzy Popiełuszko took place at St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Żoliborz, Warsaw. The funeral, which attracted between 600,000 and a million people, became a large anti-communist demonstration. Data from the Security Service underestimated the number to 100,000. The Citizens' Militia initially reported a figure of only 10-14 thousand.