Operational Characteristics of the Jesuit Province of Greater Poland and Mazovia on the Basis of Materials of the Security Apparatus in People’s Poland in the Years 1945-1989 Cover Image

Charakterystyka operacyjna jezuitów Prowincji Wielkopolsko-Mazowieckiej na podstawie materiałów aparatu bezpieczeństwa w Polsce Ludowej z lat 1945-1989
Operational Characteristics of the Jesuit Province of Greater Poland and Mazovia on the Basis of Materials of the Security Apparatus in People’s Poland in the Years 1945-1989

Author(s): Mateusz Ihnatowicz
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Recent History (1900 till today), Theology and Religion, Post-War period (1950 - 1989)
Published by: Gdańskie Seminarium Duchowne, Kuria Metropolitalna Gdańska
Keywords: security force; Jesuits; working out; surveillance; Roman Catholic Church; People’s Republic of Poland

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the results of research on the Jesuits during the Polish People’s Republic. The security police throughout this period tried to subdue the Jesuits from the North. However the security police did not have much success in this field. In one dissertation, an officer of the Security Service admitted it had suffered defeat. The Jesuits, thanks to their specific formation, spirituality, structure and style of operation, managed to see off the massive attack of the security apparatus.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 39
  • Page Range: 139-150
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish