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Łąkowski Brotherhood performed at least three important functions. First, it organized the pilgrimages o f population from all Gdahsk’s Pomerania, Powiśle and Warmia to Łąki Bratiańskie. In this mode it concentrated not only the Polish population, but also the German Catholic population. Second, it was one of the instruments for recatholization mission of Kwidzyń and Susz districts. Third, the confraternity supported the last bastion o f the Catholics in the East part o f the West Pomerania from the decline the Marian sanctuary in Łąki Bratiańskie. Łąkowski Brotherhood was full of vitality organization supporting Polish spirituality in difficult period o f kulturkampf, where the activity of Łąkowski confraternity was supported by the religious and national identity o f the Poles.