Okopy, Podlaskie Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Okopy.

Okopy
—  Village  —
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Podlaskie
County	Sokółka
Gmina	Suchowola

Okopy [ɔˈkɔpɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Suchowola, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.^[1]

History

Jerzy Popiełuszko

Jerzy Popiełuszko was a Roman Catholic priest from Poland, associated with the Solidarity union. He was murdered by three agents of the Polish communist internal intelligence agency, the Służba Bezpieczeństwa, (English: Security Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs) who were shortly thereafter tried and convicted of the murder. He has been recognized as a martyr by the Catholic Church, and was beatified on June 6, 2010.^[2] He was born in Okopy on September 14, 1947

References

1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01. http://www.stat.gov.pl/broker/access/prefile/listPreFiles.jspa. 
2. ^ Polish priest Father Popieluszko 'martyr' beatified, BBC News (June 6, 2010)

Coordinates: 53°35′16″N 23°09′07″E / 53.5878°N 23.1519°E / 53.5878; 23.1519