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The article presents the development of the Polish catholic pedagogical thought in the 19th century. In this century there appeared many works which popularized reli-gious pedagogical ideas and provided the readers with practical educational direc-tions. The most renowned representatives of Polish pedagogical thought of the era of national bondage, such as Klementyna Tańska Hoffmanowa, Bronisław Trentowski and Ewaryst Estkowski wrote about the necessity of religious education.