Father Walerian Kalinka – Resurrectionist, Historian, Emigrant
Father Walerian Kalinka – Resurrectionist, Historian, Emigrant

Summary/Abstract: This article addresses the life and works of Walerian Kalinka, based on archi-val materials. Kalinka was born in Bolechowice in 1826. After graduating from the Fac-ulty of Law of the Jagiellonian University, he participated in the editorial board works of “Czas” from 1849. During his exile in Paris, he began to collaborate with General Władysław Zamojski, while also working on the completion of a book entitled Galicia and Cracow under Austrian rule. Returning to Paris after the Crimean Wars, Kalinka actively participated in the political life of the Hôtel Lambert camp. After the January Uprising, Kalinka returned to extensive research work, the fruits of which were publi-cations considered the foundation of the Cracow school of history. Following the advice of Father Semenenko, Kalinka decided to join the congregation. At the same time, he con-tinued to work on his opus The Four-Year Sejm, with a very broad perspective enabled by his research in many European archives. In October 1885 he completed the second volume of The Four-Year Sejm, but the steady decline in his health prevented him from completing the work. Father Walerian Kalinka died on December 15th, 1886. The text analyzes Kalinka’s life, his political views and his relationship with the Congregation of Resurrectionists based on historical records and the protagonist’s works

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