Władysław Santarius

Władysław Santarius (also known as Vladislav Santarius) (12 November 1915 in Stonava, Austrian Silesia – 5 June 1989 in Havířov, Czechoslovakia) was a Polish Lutheran Evangelical pastor, one of the most significant Christian leaders in Czechoslovakia during the Communist era. He was leader of revivalist movement in Cieszyn Silesia and because of it he was persecuted (but never jailed).

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Władysław Santarius
Birth dateNovember 12, 1915
Birth place
Austrian Silesia , Stonava
Ethnicity
Polish minority in the Czech Republic
Religion
Lutheranism
Citizenship
Czechoslovakia
Date of deathJune 05, 1989
Place of death
Czechoslovakia , Havířov

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