Roman Catholic women's religious congregations in Świebodzice. Grey Nuns from Marienstrasse 11 (1866-1945)

The article is a very modest reason for the history of the religious house of the Congregation of the Grey Sisters of St. Elizabeth in Świebodzice during the years 1866-1945. The author briefly describes the origins of the order, as well as the circumstan-ces of the appearance of the sisters and the location of the religious institution in the city based on cartographic material (map) and iconographic (photos, old postcards). He goes on to mention the subject matter of Elizabethan activities. In addition, it reconstructs the personnel of the religious house during the 1930s in the light of the data contained in the pre-war address books (residents) of the city. Finally, he briefly discusses the history of the religious house during World War II (1939-1945), as well as the tragic post-war fate of individual sisters based on private arrangements.

Ecclesiastical Careers of the Episcopate of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the Context of Episcopal Incomes, 1544-1632

The article tackles the problem of the appointment of bishops in the dioceses of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania between 1544 and 1632, paying particular attention to income as a factor driving careers, Influencing the filling of bishoprics, and so-called movement in the episcopate. Until the Union of Lublin there were four bishoprics within the boundaries of the Grand Duchy: those of Wilno (Vilnius), Łuck (Lutsk), Samogitia and Kiev. In 1569 the bishoprics of Łuck and Kiev became part of the Polish Crown. After the Union of Lublin the total number of bishoprics in the Commonwealth rose to seventeen, counting the two archbishoprics.

Sub tuum praesidium confugimus. Cult of Saints in Ziębice in the light of medieval patrociniae

The study of patronages of medieval sacred objects is extremely im-portant for the knowledge about the development and formation of religious culture and the mentality of the worshippers. The present atricle concerns all patrociniae found in medieval sources in the Lower Silesian town of Ziębice in the years 1321-1742. In the course of research thirty patrociniae were identified and described. On the basis of the collected source material and previous findings it was possible to demonstrate that the townspeople most revered the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. George and especially celebrated the worship of Corpus Christi and – due to the history of the town and the principality during the Hussite wars – their cults became characteristic of Ziębice. It is worth adding that mostly the patrociniae of Ziębice are connected with the townspeople’s piety through altaria foundations. Among all cations, hagiographic summons dominate and constitute 83% of all titles. Marian dedications, however, were not detailed and appear under the general designation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

List of Contents of an archival unit Library of the Cistersian monastery in Przemęt

In 1833 the Prussian authorities issued a cabinet order announcing the liquidation of all monastic congregations in the Grand Duchy of Poznan, which resul-ted in the dissolution of the Cistercian abbey in Przemęt in 1836. The archival unit contains correspondence of the Regency with other bodies of state administration and institutions of the Catholic Church in Poznan in the matter of the Cistercian library in Przemęt just before and after the suppression.