Pierwsze dziesięciolecia Towarzystwa Jezusowego w Grudziądzu

• Authors: Pietkiewicz Mirosław

Title variants

DE

Die ersten Jahrzehte der Jesuiten (Gesellschaft Jesu) in Graudenz

EN

The first decades of the Society of Jesus in Grudziądz

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

,,Collegium Patrum Societatis Jesu w mieście naszym Grudziądzu, jako wielce dla pomnożenia chwały Bożej potrzebne cum omnibus iuribus powagę niniejszego seymu, et cum fundatione, aprobujemy” (trans. “Collegium Patrum Societatis Jesu in our city of Grudziądz, as greatly needed for multiplying God’s glory cum omnibus iuribus authority of this sejm, et cum fundatione, shall be approved”). The quoted declaration by the Warsaw Sejm of 1647 underpinned the activity of a new school system in cities, also in Grudziądz. The first representatives of the Society of Jesus – Jerzy Kuczyński and Wojciech Libanowicz – came to Grudziądz in 1622. Initially, their responsibilities were limited to missionary visits to nearby places and assistance in pastoral work to Jerzy Dorpowski, the parish priest in the city dominated by Lutherans. Their priestly ministry for over a year was performer in the chapel of the parish church. In 1632 the Bishop Kuczborski granted them the right of patronage on the parish church of St. Nicolaus. In 1624, accordingly with the testimony of the Bishop, the Jesuits received 10,000 florins for their own needs as well as for the assistance to the poor. The main aim of the Order was to create their own college. In 1641 Działyńscy, faithful benefactors, donated their estates – Jabłonowo – to the Order. Although the Jesuits encountered some problems addressed by Lutherans with acquiring place for their school, after the intervention of King Władysław IV Vasa the school launched in September 1649. There were initially 10 students attending the course in grammar. The Grudziądz College survived many historical turmoils in Poland from the 17th century. It ceased to exist on September 21, 1772, by decision of Prussian authorities. The state educational committee took over the monasteries of Benedictine nuns, Reformati monks and Jesuits. The Jesuit College was active for over 120 years.

• Publisher: Muzeum w Grudziądzu
• Journal: Rocznik Grudziądzki
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 24
• Pages: 179-186

Dates

published

2016

Contributors

author

Pietkiewicz Mirosław

• Grudziądz

Identifiers

ISSN

0080-3464