Tajne święcenia słowackich i czeskich księży w Polsce (1958-1989)

Mirosław Szumiło
Saeculum Christianum. Historical Writings
Section: Rozprawy i Artykuły
https://doi.org/10.21697/sc.2021.28.1.15

Abstract

In the face of repression by the communist authorities, secret cooperation between Catholic Churches in Poland and Czechoslovakia was established after 1956. One of the least known and researched aspects of the assistance provided by the Polish Church was secret ordinations. In total, in the years 1958-1989, Polish bishops secretly ordained at least 53 priests from Czechoslovakia, including 48 Slovaks and 5 Czechs. They were mostly representatives of religious orders, mainly Salesians, Capuchins, Verbists and Jesuits. The most intensive period of support for the brothers in faith beyond the southern border were the years 1976-1981, when as many as 26 Slovaks and Czechs were ordained in Poland. The established list of ordained priests is undoubtedly incomplete, as few written documents have survived from this underground activity. The whole issue of cooperation between the Polish and Czechoslovakian churches during the communist period requires further, in-depth research.

Keywords:

secret ordination, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Roman Catholic church

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Szumiło, M. (2021). Tajne święcenia słowackich i czeskich księży w Polsce (1958-1989) . Saeculum Christianum. Historical Writings, 28(1), 208–220. https://doi.org/10.21697/sc.2021.28.1.15

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