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Peregrynacja Matki Bożej Rokitniańskiej na dwór królewski w Warszawie, przyczynek do dziejów obrazu

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Grabowska B.

Adhibenda

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2017

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issue 4

19-30

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The image of Our Lady displayed in the church in Rokitno – formerly owned by Kazimierz Jan Opalinski (1636-1693), the abbot of Bledzew and the bishop of Chełmno – was studied by the special diocesan commission due to the fact that the faithful received graces after praying for intercession in front of this image. The commission, established by Bishop Stefan Wierzbicki to assess sanctity of the image, debated in the years 1669-1671. It was composed of Rev. Kazimierz Jan Steczewicz, the dean of Zbąszyń, who prepared and published a report on the circumstances accompanying the work of the curial team of experts. Steczewicz also stated that the image itself was not present in Rokitno during the research because it had been taken to the royal court in Warsaw by King Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki. This article describes the circumstances (well-known from historical studies) of the peregrination of the image to Warsaw and Lublin and briefly presents the person of the bishop of Poznań, Stefan Wierzbicki, who contributed to making the Marian image of Rokitno famous.

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Rola sanktuariów diecezjalnych na Ziemiach Zachodnich w krzewieniu tożsamości religijnej i narodowej

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Mocny R.

Adhibenda

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2017

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issue 4

31-51

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The following study focuses on the role of sanctuaries, which – as places where faith was propagated among the Polish population settled here in 1945 – are located in the areas of the historical church administration, namely the diocese of Kamienna (1140-1545) and Lubusz (1124/25-1564), inhabited primarily by German citizens. The analysis shows the history of several selected sanctuaries, the ones which continuously functioned from the Middle Ages onwards. Smaller ones were not included, as they were not frequently visited, and thus did not have significant influence in the process of shaping spiritual life, or were completely liquidated. The main purpose of the article is to answer the question about the influence of the sanctuaries on the development of religious awareness (until 1945) and the national and religious awareness of the population of this region (after 1945). The sanctuaries presented in the study were the places of lively religious worship over the centuries. Their role was even strengthened after 1945, when the Catholic Church entrusted them with the task of promoting both the Catholic faith and the national identity of the new settlers. This identity was developed not only in a ‘positive’ way, that is referring to the union of these areas with the Piast tradition, but also in a ‘negative’ way: removing all traces of the centuries-long presence of the Germans in this region. In particular, religious stereotypes that linked the Catholic Church to the Polish nation became evident in these places. They refer to the image of Poland as the bulwark of Christianity and a Pole-Catholic. It is also worth noting that they played a significant role in the process of organizing Polish society after World War II. Like all the clichés, they began to live their own lives and became embedded in the consciousness of the vast population of the Western Lands. The Church, to some extent, contributed to strengthening the myth of the Polish nation as a sacrifice. According to many priests of the above-mentioned sanctuaries, each Pole was a deeply religious patriot, affectionately connected with the Catholic Church. Undoubtedly, these places contributed to strengthening the union of the religious community and to maintaining ties with Catholicism. The Church was the only institution after World War II to influence all layers of society and to cultivate not only religious but also cultural and political traditions, among other things, through the celebration of national anniversaries. The places of religious worship described here were the communio sanctorum through the centuries - a special space of communication between the earthly and the supernatural. The sanctuaries presented here had to face a number of difficulties over the centuries. In addition to the wars – which often resulted in churches being destroyed or converted into buildings which served other purposes, a significant role was played by the Reformation, whose doctrine did not allow for developing sanctuaries and worshipping saints. Over the centuries, the Western Territories changed in terms of nationality and religion; however, the fact that those sanctuaries still existed helped the faithful to perceive the continuation of the Catholic faith cultivated in these areas through the centuries.

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Duchowi przewodnicy niemieckich katolików w pielgrzymkach do Skrzatusza w relacjach Johannesbote

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Zadarko K.

Rocznik Skrzatuski

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2017

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vol. 5

91-106

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W artykule poddano analizie wspomnienia pielgrzymów przybywających do sanktuariów maryjnych w Skrzatuszu i Rokitnie oraz do byłej Wolnej Prałatury Pilskiej w latach 1983–2013 i drukowanych w tym czasie w czasopiśmie katolików prałatury Johannesbote. Do całości obrazu świadectw pielgrzymowania należą nie tylko osobiste, wewnętrzne, religijne przeżycia. Są one bardzo mocno związane z bolesną przeszłością wojenną i skomplikowanymi relacjami polsko-niemieckimi. Ważną rolę w kształtowaniu postaw katolików niemieckich nie tylko w wierze, ale i w relacjach z Polakami, w przepracowaniu ciężaru historii, odgrywają duchowni. Konkretne postaci biskupów i kapłanów to również wypędzeni dzielący los swoich wiernych do końca ich życia. Są to świadectwa wdzięczności katolików za życie wiary, sakramenty i pomoc w budowaniu nowej tożsamości w powojennej historii.

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The article analyzes the memories of pilgrims coming to the Marian shrines in Skrzatusz and Rokitno and to the former Free Prelature of Pila (Piła) in the years 1983–2013. These were printed in the same time in the Prelature’s journal Johannesbote. The whole picture of pilgrimage testimonies consists of not only their personal, internal, and religious experiences. They are tightly connected with the painful war history and complicated Polish-German relations. The clergy plays an important role in shaping the attitudes of German Catholics not only in sole faith, but also in relations with Poles, in the overwork of their common history. We can read of some concrete figures of bishops and priests who were also expelled, sharing the fate of their faithful for the rest of their lives. These are testimonies of gratitude of Catholics for their faithful life, the sacraments received, and for help to build a new identity in their postwar history.

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In die alte Heimat – o pielgrzymowaniu niemieckich katolików do byłej Wolnej Prałatury Pilskiej w relacjach Johannesbote (cz. II)

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Zadarko K.

Rocznik Skrzatuski

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2016

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vol. 4

79-104

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Artykuł analizuje relacje z pielgrzymek katolików byłej Wolnej Prałatury Pilskiej, dziś mieszkających w Niemczech, do sanktuarium w Skrzatuszu w latach 1983–1999. Wspomnienia były drukowane w czasopiśmie katolików prałatury Johannesbote, wydawanym od 1948 r. Treść relacji pozwala odkryć mało znane historie ludzi wypędzonych ze swojej ojczyzny, ale też ich zmagania w budowaniu nowej tożsamości. Bardzo ważną rolę odgrywa w tym procesie wiara, w tym pobożność maryjna, tak wyraźnie obecna pielgrzymkach do sanktuarium. Lata po przełomie 1989 r. otworzyły nowe możliwości kontaktów i budowania pojednania niemiecko-polskiego we wspólnocie Kościoła. Obraz, jaki się wyłania z publikacji, nie ukrywa rzeczy przykrych, ale przede wszystkim jest świadectwem wielkiej pracy duszpasterskiej. Owocem tego jest mocna wiara, radość, nowe spojrzenie na trudne losy ludzi II wojny światowej i historię powojenną.

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The article analyzes the reports from the pilgrimages of the Catholics from the former Free Prelature of Pila (Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Schneidemühl), now living in Germany, to the shrine in Skrzatusz in the years 1983–1999. These memories were printed in the Prelature’s journal Johannesbote, issued since 1948. The content of the reports allows to discover not only little-known stories of people driven from their homeland but also their struggle to build a new identity. Marian devotion, so clearly present at the pilgrimages to the shrine, plays a very important role in this process. Years after the breakthrough of 1989 opened the new opportunities for the relations and for the building of the German-Polish reconciliation in the Church community. The picture that emerges from the publication does not hide unpleasant things but above all this is a testimony to the to the great pastoral work. The result of this work is a strong faith, joy and new insight into the difficult fate of the people during World War II and in post-war history.

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Peregrynacja Matki Bożej Rokitniańskiej na dwór królewski w Warszawie, przyczynek do dziejów obrazu

Rola sanktuariów diecezjalnych na Ziemiach Zachodnich w krzewieniu tożsamości religijnej i narodowej

Duchowi przewodnicy niemieckich katolików w pielgrzymkach do Skrzatusza w relacjach Johannesbote

In die alte Heimat – o pielgrzymowaniu niemieckich katolików do byłej Wolnej Prałatury Pilskiej w relacjach Johannesbote (cz. II)