Władysław Bukowiński was a Polish Catholic priest and missionary who dedicated his life to pastoral work in Poland and the Soviet Union. Born in 1904 in what is now Ukraine, he was ordained in the diocese of Kraków in 1931. He became widely recognized for his intellectual depth and composed demeanor while ministering to his parishioners during the hardships of World War II. Throughout his life, he faced repeated arrests and long periods of imprisonment in the Soviet gulag system, yet he continued to provide spiritual support to fellow prisoners.