Beksinski, Zdzislaw b. February 24, 1929 d. February 22, 2005 Renowned Polish painter, photographer, and fantasy artist. He is the only modern European artist to have had an exhibition in the Osaka Museum of Art in Japan. A prestigious exhibition in Warsaw in 1964 proved to be his first major success, as all his paintings were sold. In the 1980s his works gained on popularity in France due to the endeavours of Piotr Dmochowski, and he gained significant popularity in Western Europe, the USA and Japan. He soon became the leading figure in contemporary...[Read More] (Bio by: Kasia) Sanok Cemetery, Sanok, Podkarpackie, Poland
Tokarczuk, Ignacy Marcin b. February 1, 1918 d. December 29, 2012 Roman Catholic Archbishop. A servant of God during the Polish communist regime, he will be best remembered for his work in the name of Faith and for being succeeded to build more to 430 Catholic churches scattered around on Polish territory despite the resistance and no authorization by the communist authorities. Graduate at the Catholic University of Lublin, Tokarczuk was the oldest Polish bishop, ordained in 1942 in Lviv, now in Ukraine, he managed to save himself during the Second World War...[Read More] (Bio by: Ruggero) Cathedral of Przemyśl, Przemysl, Podkarpackie, Poland
b. February 24, 1929 d. February 22, 2005