Abstract

The Salesian Congregation took over its work in Łódź in 1922. The school at the Wodna street owes its beginnings to the industrialists and workers of Łódź, but above all Emil Geyer, who bought the building site in 1903 and built the school building. That became one Craft school established. To save them from their downfall, the Salesians have Don Bascos took over this craft school. In 1924 the Salesian Congregation opened the Craft School in Łódź acquired for ownership. During this period, the Department of Religion of the Salesian School in Łódź granted municipal rights. Then the main building was quickly expanded: the Salesians built a new chapel and workshops and modernized all school equipment. The school functioned until the end of April 1940. In this time the occupiers have that taken over all Salesian property and in it a training center for the Ministry of Air furnished. In October 1941 the occupiers finally closed the Salesian chapel and a sleeping camp set up in it in 1943. In January 1945 the Salesians got their property back. The first school year has from Lasted January 21 to July 31, 1945. Since 1948 the Salesians had to leave their school before the defend the communist state. On July 12, 1962, the Salesian school, workshops and the youth hostel was finally taken over by the communists. The Salesians had one only residential part of the building left for the Provincialate. After the political change of 1989, on July 2, 1991, the Salesians of Don Bosco Property returned and on September 2nd of this year the high school "Don Boseo" founded.