Abstract

The dream of the author of the article is that one day a dictionary of Polish missionaries will be created Salesian. The reason for this huge and surpassing possibilities one man's works are supposed to be articles about missionaries in China ("Seminare" 1967) and in India. From what has been said above, it follows that none •/, our missionaries in India did not become a bishop, although Fr. Piasecki was very close to that dignity. Nobody became an inspector either, although Fr. Piasecki he held the responsible office of administrative director and counsel for 10 years provincial. He was also the director of the mission and the religious house for the longest time up to 28 years. He became known as an excellent organizer of missionary work and a builder churches, seminaries, schools. He was the director of the house in Tanjore for two years Fr. Dehlert. Illness interrupted his promising missionary work. Also The disease knocked Fr. Pedestrian ur who spent the last four years of his life paralyzed in the hospital. Was an excellent administrator and pastor. Illness forced Fr. Klimczyk to return to the homeland and Klemens Hlond to change the field of missionary work - moved to Africa. Fr. Bazgier was not only a parish priest - a missionary, but also for many years a professor of philosophy and theology in ours and diocesan seminaries. He taught in Latin. He was also a respected confessor and spiritual father of people consecrated to God. He was also short time a military chaplain. Fr. Piesiur, Rev. Bazgier, Rev. Dehlert et al. Hlond never visited their homeland. Fr. Piasecki was only once. Fr. Klimczyk he went on missions twice, because in 1939 she surprised him in Poland in time visitation war. He left for the second time after 8 years in 1947. Fr. Piasecki came from Greater Poland, Fr. Dehlert from Warmia, Fr. Piesiur, priest Bazgier, ko Hlond from Silesia and Fr. Klimczyk from Lesser Poland. At the latest, at the age of 49 went to the missions of Fr. Bazgier, at the age of 47 ko. Hlond, at the age of 37, Fr. Piesiur, at the age of 36, Fr. Klimczyk, at the age of 34, Fr. Dehlert and in 33 life of Fr. Piasecki. The history of the missionary work of the Polish Salesians has come to an end in 1965 with the death of Fr. Bazgiera, They live to this day in memories and in the works they created. The missionary effort was undertaken by those brought up by them Hindu Salesians.