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Fabijan Abrantovich

Fabijan Abrantovich

1884–1946

Occupation
Catholic priest

Fabian Ivanovich Abrantovich (Fabijan Abrantovič; Chinese: 龐懷德, Belarusian: Фабія́н Я́навіч Абранто́віч, Russian: Фабиа́н Ива́нович Абранто́вич, Polish: Fabian Abrantowicz; September 14, 1884 – January 2, 1946) was a prominent religious and civic leader from Belarus.

Incarceration history

  1. Butyrka prison
    Dates unknown

Biography

Fabian Ivanovich Abrantovich (Fabijan Abrantovič; Chinese: 龐懷德, Belarusian: Фабія́н Я́навіч Абранто́віч, Russian: Фабиа́н Ива́нович Абранто́вич, Polish: Fabian Abrantowicz; September 14, 1884 – January 2, 1946) was a prominent religious and civic leader from Belarus. Abrantovich was a significant figure in the struggle for the recognition of the Belarusian language by the Roman Catholic Church, the revival of Catholicism within Belarusian culture, and to the further revival of Belarusian nationalism.