Selected characteristics of Jesuits from Greater Poland-Masovia Province from the denunciations of the informants of the security apparatus (1949-1978) Cover Image

Wybrane charakterystyki jezuitów z Prowincji Wielkopolsko-Mazowieckiej z donosów informatorów aparatu bezpieczeństwa (1949-1978)
Selected characteristics of Jesuits from Greater Poland-Masovia Province from the denunciations of the informants of the security apparatus (1949-1978)

Author(s): Mateusz Ihnatowicz
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Recent History (1900 till today), Theology and Religion
Published by: Gdańskie Seminarium Duchowne, Kuria Metropolitalna Gdańska
Keywords: characteristics ; Church ; denunciation ; Jesuits ; Poland ; secret collaborator

Summary/Abstract: The article presents extracts from the denunciations of security apparatus informers from the People's Republic of Poland regarding selected Jesuits from the Greater Poland-Masovia Province of the Society of Jesus. The article lists the areas of interest of the ministry of security to individual monks. The analysis of the documentation showed that the security apparatus carried out an insightful description of the monk. The security department created a comprehensive and synthetic image of a given Jesuit. He learned about his character traits, the opinions of his confreres about him, functions in the order, strengths and weaknesses, or his attitude towards state authorities. Knowledge in this area was obtained on the basis of many years of research and analysis of documents left by the Security Service in the archives of the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN).

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 51
  • Page Range: 112-122
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish