Bp Jerzy Mazur SVD
jako promotor kultu bł. Marianny Biernackiej
Bishop Jerzy Mazur SVD as a Promoter of the Cult
of Blessed Marianna Biernacka
Author(s): Kazimierz SzymczychaSubject(s): History of Church(es), Pastoral Theology, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Wydawnictwo Diecezjalne »Adalbertinum«
Keywords: bishop; Jerzy Mazur; SVD; cult; Marianna Biernacka; Leipzig; patroness of mothers-in-law;
Summary/Abstract: The article concerns Bishop Jerzy Mazur SVD, bishop of Ełk, in the aspectof promoting the cult of Blessed Marianna Biernacka. Against the backgroundof the heritage of holiness of the Ełk diocese, it shows the essence and manifes-tations of the cult of Blessed Marianna both in Leipzig and in parishes in Po-land and abroad. They concern relics, pilgrimages and publications about her.In addition, those aspects of Mariannaʼs life that indicate her holiness and pat-ronage of individual people and communities (mothers-in-law, widows, sen-iors, married couples, those expecting children) were presented and discussed.The article also shows the activities of Bishop Mazur, which contributed to thepromotion of the cult of Blessed Marianna.
Journal: Studia Ełckie
- Issue Year: 25/2023
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 435-450
- Page Count: 16
- Language: Polish
