Duszpasterstwo emigracji polskiej w Rzymie i innych krajach włoskich w latach 1795-1863: okoliczności powstania, postulaty i kierunki badawcze
Pastoral Care for Polish Citizens in Rome and Other Italian Countries in the Years 1795-1863: Background, Postulates and Research Directions

Summary/Abstract: This article is a sketch showing the background and the functioning of the pastoral care for Polish citizens in Rome and other Italian countries in the years 1795-1863. The activities of the Polish pastoral care institutions meant taking into account a different pastoral style by admitting various elements of family religiosity. There are many articles and dictionaries in Polish historiography, in which there are data about clerics working among expatriates in Italian countries. Nevertheless, the subject of Polish pastoral care in the first half of the 19th century in the Papal States and Italy requires detailed research. The monographic development of this historical issue must be preceded by a long-term source query in Polish and foreign archives and libraries. In addition to the presentation of the findings, the author pointed out research postulates related to the issues raised and described the sources from the Roman Archive of the Congregation of the Resurrection, the Princes Czartoryski Archives from Krakow, and printed documents. The subject matter presented here, as the author thinks, should be an inspiration for a comprehensive study of the pastoral care for Polish residents of the Apennine Peninsula in the 19th century.

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