Wykaz zniszczeń w obiektach sakralnych diecezji lubelskiej po II wojnie światowej
Damage to sacral buildings in the diocese of Lublin after world war II

Summary/Abstract: The post-war picture of damage to parish churches of the Lublin diocese presented in the paper was based on the material gathered primarily in the Archdiocesan Archive of Lublin. The sources for the tabular study are derived from the forms containing information on damage to churches. These forms were sent by the administrators of the parishes to the Curia in Lublin in 1948. Their analysis reveals that a great number of churches in the Lublin diocese were affected by war. The deaneries which suffered the most serious damage were as follows: Zamość, Hrubieszów, Tarnogród, Tomaszów (south-east and east ones) as well as Puławy and Opole (west deaneries). Due to the shortage of material, it was impossible to present the whole damage done to all the churches in the Lublin diocese. The fragmentary presentation of the losses the parish churches in the Lublin diocese sustained during World War II shows that in most cases the external elements of the churches were damaged: roofs, towers, window panes, walls, fences; moreover, several churches were converted into granaries or Orthodox churches, while others were burnt down. The commitment of the faithful engaged in rebuilding the churches, as well as the Committee for the Reconstruction of the Churches in the Lublin Diocese set up by the Ordinary Bishop of Lublin, Stefan Wyszyński, played the major role in the restoration of the ruined churches.

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