"I ona bowiem wspierała wielu..." Ewangelicka diakonia żeńska na Śląsku na przykładzie Ewangelickiego Zakładu Diakonijnego w Ząbkowicach Śląskich w latach 1860–1914
"For she also supported many…" Evangelical female diaconal institution in Silesia on the example of the Evangelical Diaconal Institution in Ząbkowice Śląskie in 1860–1914

Summary/Abstract: In 1859 in Ząbkowice Śląskie, Evangelical Tabitha Foundation was created, which was a forerunner of Evangelical Diaconal Institution. This establishment performed vital tasks involving care for the sick and poor. Its founder was the local minister Hermann Graeve. In 1866, he brought to Ząbkowice Śląskie evangelical female deacons, who took over the Institution. On the course of years not only in Ząbkowice Śląskie, but also in the whole Silesia, many institutions were established, i.e. orphanages, schools, kindergartens, and nurseries. Running them was entrusted to female deacons. The first head deacon of the Mother House of female deacons in Ząbkowice Śląskie was Hedwig countess von Stosch. By the beginning of World War I, a compound on present day Krzywa Street was erected, which housed accommodation for the female deacons and administrative base, as well as a spacious chapel.

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