Emigracja w zwierciadle. Wpływ ruchu wychodźczego na życie parafialne w świetle wybranych kronik parafialnych „starego kraju”
Emigration in the Mirror. The Impact of the Exodus Movement on Parish Life in Light of Selected Parish Chronicles of the “Old Country”

Summary/Abstract: Traces of everyday local events are recorded in a variety of documents. An example of this is the parish chronicles, which are intended to document various parish changes (organisational, pastoral, personnel, economic, premises) and to save them from oblivion. One of the themes that runs through these sources is the exodus movement and its impact on parish life. This was especially the case in the Galician lands, where economic emigration, especially overseas, became marked as early as 1873 and continued until the outbreak of the Second World War. Most of the recorded information on emigration was related to numerous donations from the faithful living abroad and their financing of parish investments. Material aid from the émigré community was also recorded in the post-war period. In the chronicles one can also find evidence of links between the parishes of the "old country" and the priests ordained in exile. There are episodic examples of pastoral activities of the clergy involving emigrants. The influence of permanent and seasonal emigrants on the inhabitants of their hometowns has also been noted.

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