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Obrazy sceniczne bł. Bolesławy Lament i ich przesłanie
Blessed Bolesława Lament’s theatricals plays and their message

Author(s): Bernadetta Puchalska-Dąbrowska
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts, Education
Published by: Kuria Metropolitalna Białostocka
Keywords: theatrical play; Bolesława Lament; performance; message; values;

Summary/Abstract: The article analyses selected theatricals written by Blessed Bolesława Lament and used in educational institutions run by the Congregation of Missionary Sisters of the Holy Family. The texts preserved show the main objectives that guided the Mother Foundress as an author. Her main intention was praising God as well as passing in an artistic form basic truths of the faith and selected events from the history of salvation. They also showed the proper hierarchy of values and the consequences of negligence in pursuing Christian perfection. Besides, they contained patriotic and national elements, attractive for the audience living under foreign rule and during wartime.

  • Issue Year: 35/2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 205-220
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish