Alexander Sack

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Alexander Sack (Belarusian: Alaksandar Sak, 14 August 1890 – 1937) was a Belarusian Catholic priest and a Catholic convert from Orthodoxy.

Biography

Alexander Sack was born on August 14, 1890, in

Minsk Vobłaść
and Mazyrščyna and used extensively Belarusian language in his pastoral activities. Alexander Sack was persecuted by the Soviet authorities. The first time he was arrested on June 24, 1930, for the cause of the "Union of Belarus 'liberation', staying here till 1934, and the second time he was arrested again in 1937. He was sentenced to death and was shot.

Sources

Lit. : State Historical Archive, f. 826, Op. 1 case. 2297/535;

Archive of the KGB of Belarus (Minsk), the case. 20951-C;

CSL, f. 5, Op. 1 case. 1;

LMYanK, f. 1, Op. 1 case. 4; Directorium ... Mohiloviensi; Chryścijanskaja Dumka (Vilnius). 1934. Number 8, Yanka Kupala, Skarynich; Dzwonkowski R., 1998.

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