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The Film Portrait of Fr. Marian Żelazek SVD
The Film Portrait of Fr. Marian Żelazek SVD

Author(s): Grzegorz Łęcicki
Subject(s): Theology and Religion
Published by: Verbinum
Keywords: Fr. Marian Żelazek; documentary films; theology of mass media

Summary/Abstract: Presentation of the on-screen image of the famous Polish missionary in India, Father Marian Żelazek (1918-2006). Analysis of Polish documentary films devoted to him, especially pictures made by Anna Pietraszek, from the perspective of the theology of communication and media. Showing the heroic work of a missionary who not only heals bodies, but also souls and is a faithful follower of the merciful Christ. Presenting the biography of Father Żelazek as a realized ideal of obedience to God’s will and imitation of Christ.

  • Issue Year: 158/2025
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 179-189
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: English
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