„Ksiądz” Jan Lewiarz - organizator i odnowiciel Cerkwi prawosławnej w południowo-wschodniej Polsce
“Priest” Jan Lewiarz - an Organiser and Restorer of the Orthodox Church in South-Eastern Poland
Author(s): Przemysław MisiołekSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History of Church(es), Recent History (1900 till today), Eastern Orthodoxy
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Orthodox Church; Lemkovyna; Greek Catholics; Orthodox churches; conversions;
Summary/Abstract: The purpose of the article is to present the activities of Jan Lewiarz as the organiser and restorer of the Orthodox Church in south-eastern Poland. There are several versions of the biography of Jan Lewiarz, which do not make it possible to say whether he actually was ordained a priest. However, he became one of the most important people in the Orthodox Church in Poland. His activity, joined with close cooperation with state authorities, led to the taking over of many properties and temples which belonged to the Greek Orthodox Church. Many of them became the basis for the creation of new Orthodox parishes in south-eastern Poland.
Journal: Dzieje Najnowsze
- Issue Year: 52/2020
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 221-239
- Page Count: 19
- Language: Polish