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Photo of Belarusian Roman Catholic priest writers (from left to right) Janka Bylina (1883—1956) Adam Stankievič (1892—1949) Kazimier Svajak (1890—1926)
Adam Stankievič (Belarusian: Адам Станкевіч, Polish: Adam Stankiewicz, January 6, 1882 – November 29, 1949) was a BelarusianRoman Catholic priest, politician and writer. Stankievič was one of ideologists of the Belarusian Christian democratic movement in the early 20th century.
Unlike his fellow-villager, the notable West Belarusian politician and scientist Jan Stankievič, Adam refused to cooperate with the Germans after their invasion in Poland. During World War II he lived in Vilnius where he published Belarusian religious literature. At this time Stankievič remained outside of the Belarusian political movement, rejecting any possibility of collaborating with the Nazi Germans. In many ways he assisted the anti-German resistance and especially the persecuted Jews whom he often harbored in his church.[1]
In 1944 Adam Stankievič refused to flee from Belarus with the retreating German armies. He was arrested by Soviet authorities soon after re-installation of Soviet control over Vilnius. In 1949 he was sent to the concentration camp in Taishet, Irkutsk oblast, where he died.
