Pastoral Care Run by Redemptorists Among the Poles in the Soviet Republics of Lithuania and Belarus in the Years of 1939-1990 Cover Image

Duszpasterstwo redemptorystów wśród Polaków w republikach radzieckich Litwy i Białorusi w latach 1939-1990
Pastoral Care Run by Redemptorists Among the Poles in the Soviet Republics of Lithuania and Belarus in the Years of 1939-1990

Author(s): Marian Brudzisz
Subject(s): Cultural Essay, Political Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: the Republic of Belarus; the Republic of Lithuania; Poles in Belarus; Poles in Lithuania; pastoral care; Redemptorists

Summary/Abstract: This paper depicts the commitment of Redemptorists to Polish-speaking pastoral care in Lithuania and Belarus after the outbreak of World War II. It begins with the establishment of a monastery in Pospieszka in Vilnius in 1939. Then it shows its function and the degree of pastoral care run by this religious community during World War II under the changing political circumstances until the closing down of the institution and repatriation of the Redemptorists to the Polish People’s Republic. Then it describes Fr. Franciszek S´ wia=tek’s apostolate among the Poles in the Vilnius region, in Belarus (1946-1976), and the pastoral activity of Fr. Jan Bartos (1969-1990).

  • Issue Year: 2010
  • Issue No: 31
  • Page Range: 47-100
  • Page Count: 54
  • Language: Polish