Bolesław Kominek

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Bolesław Kominek was a Polish Catholic cardinal and archbishop of Wrocław known for his role in post–World War II Polish-German reconciliation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic cardinal
human
affiliation Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wrocław
buriedIn Wrocław Cathedral
causeOfDeath natural causes
citizenship Polish People’s Republic
Second Polish Republic
countryOfBirth Austria-Hungary
countryOfCitizenship Poland
countryOfDeath Poland
dateOfBirth 1903-12-23
dateOfDeath 1974-03-10
diocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wrocław
educatedAt Catholic University of Lublin
University of Wrocław
era 20th century
familyName Kominek
fieldOfWork ecumenism
international reconciliation
givenName Bolesław
hasTitle Metropolitan Archbishop of Wrocław
honorificPrefix Archbishop
His Eminence
knownFor advocacy of forgiveness between Poles and Germans
support for recognition of the Oder–Neisse border
languageSpokenWrittenOrSigned German
Latin
Polish
memberOf College of Cardinals
Polish Episcopal Conference
notableFor Polish–German reconciliation after World War II
authorship of the 1965 Polish bishops’ letter to German bishops
notableWork contribution to the 1965 pastoral letter “We forgive and ask for forgiveness”
occupation Catholic priest
theologian
participatedIn Second Vatican Council
partOf Roman Catholic Church in Poland
placeOfBirth Radlin
placeOfDeath Wrocław
positionHeld Archbishop of Wrocław
Cardinal of the Catholic Church
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
religiousOrder secular clergy
sexOrGender male
workLocation Wrocław

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Bolesław hasNotableBearer Bolesław Kominek