The activity of Security Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Towards the Minor Seminary in Bincze Based on the Records of the Institute of National Remembrance Cover Image

Organy bezpieczeństwa wobec Niższego Seminarium Duchownego w Bińczu na podstawie archiwaliów Instytutu Pamięci Narodowej
The activity of Security Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Towards the Minor Seminary in Bincze Based on the Records of the Institute of National Remembrance

Author(s): Konrad Konkol
Subject(s): History, Recent History (1900 till today), Post-War period (1950 - 1989)
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe Franciszka Salezego (TNFS)
Keywords: Minor Seminary; Security Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs; Roman Catholic Church; Bincze, the People Republic of Poland; the Institute of National Remembrance;

Summary/Abstract: Minor seminary in Bincze was established in February 1958. It was destined for adult students without high-school certificate but willing to continue their education on theological studies.For three years of its activity Minor Seminary in Bincze was subjected to surveillance of the communist Security Service, which was closely cooperating with civil servants. Enlisted, secret collaborators handed over information about everyday functioning of the seminary and private lives of its lecturers, alumni and people connected with it. Those actions emerged as a result of the communist policy of secularization intended to fight with catholic religion throughout the country. Minor seminary in Bincze is perceived as a victim of this communist policy, as it was illegally closed on 7th August, 1961.

  • Issue Year: 36/2015
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 169-181
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish