Błogosławiona Zofia Czeska
Blessed Zofia Czeska
An extraordinary woman in the seventeenth-century Krakow
Author(s): Aleksandra Kijak-SawskaSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History of Church(es), Theology and Religion, Pastoral Theology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Papieskiego Jana Pawła II w Krakowie
Keywords: Zofia Czeska; prezentki; Krakow; girl school; education
Summary/Abstract: The article presents the life and activity of Blessed Zofia Czeska-Maciejowska, founder of the Congregation of the Virgins of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the oldest female school in Poland. To educate girls, Zofia Czeska created the so-called “Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Home for Girls” at Szpitalna Street in Krakow. Her work was a response to the needs of the residents of the 17thcentury Krakow and the surrounding area. The Jesuit order took the patronage over the school and home for girls
Journal: Polonia Sacra
- Issue Year: 23/2019
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 101-120
- Page Count: 20
- Language: Polish