Siostry Benedyktynki misjonarki wobec przemocy systemów totalitarnych. Szkice do historiografii dramatycznych dziejów Zgromadzenia
Benedictine Nuns Missionaries in the face of totalitarian systems. Outlines for historiography of dramatic history of the Congregation

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the genesis (1917) and difficult fates of Congregation of Benedictine Nuns Missionaries and their charges with changing political totalitarian systems. During the World War II Hitler's and the Soviet aggression on Wołyń Province brought enormous material loses, deprived the nuns of having a roof over their heads, withdrew the possibility of fulfilling statutory tasks, but there was still hope which the nuns made use of. German defeat did not mean triumph of victory in Poland, after the war the Soviet Union started strengthening people's authority in Poland. It began the struggle with Church by employing as secret workers to cooperate with people belonging to Church and Polish nation. It continued until 1989. After each disaster the Congregation had the strength of spitit and revived again.

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