Crosses on the censored. The repression of the communist authorities against Fr. Michał Winiarz, SDB, for putting up mission crosses in the parish of Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Skrzatusz in the jubilee year 1966 (source edition) Cover Image

Krzyże na cenzurowanym. Represje władz komunistycznych wobec ks. Michała Winiarza SDB za postawienie krzyży misyjnych na terenie parafii pw. Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Skrzatuszu w roku jubileuszowym 1966 (edycja źródłowa)
Crosses on the censored. The repression of the communist authorities against Fr. Michał Winiarz, SDB, for putting up mission crosses in the parish of Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Skrzatusz in the jubilee year 1966 (source edition)

Author(s): Jarosław Wąsowicz
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History of Church(es), Theology and Religion, Pastoral Theology
Published by: Biblioteka Wyższego Seminarium Duchownego Diecezji Koszalińsko-Kołobrzeskiej
Keywords: Fr. Michał Winiarz SDB; the parish in Skrzatusz; jubilee year 1966; repressions of the communist authorities; sources

Summary/Abstract: One of the most important religious events in post-war Poland was the celebration of the Millennium of the Baptism of Poland. In the Polish Church, preparations for this jubilee lasted a decade. The preparation program referred to the truths of faith and the teaching of the Church, as well as to the social life of the Polish nation. It was accompanied by pastoral campaigns that enlivened the piety of Poles. This threatened the secularization carried out by the communist authorities, and therefore the course of the ten-year preparations for the Millennium Celebrations was hindered, and even competitive celebrations of the Millennium of the Polish State were organized. As an example of such activity of the authorities, the figure of Fr. Michał Winiarz SDB, the parish priest in Skrzatusz.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 10
  • Page Range: 107-119
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish