Card. Wyszyński and Abp Wojtyła in the Millennial ‘Game’ of the People’s Poland Authorities Cover Image

Kard. Wyszyński i abp Wojtyła w „grze” milenijnej władz Polski „ludowej”
Card. Wyszyński and Abp Wojtyła in the Millennial ‘Game’ of the People’s Poland Authorities

Author(s): Rafał Łatka
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), History of Religion
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Card; Stefan Wyszyński; Abp Karol Wojtyła; Millennium; celebrations; actions of the authorities;

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of the following analysis is to present the actions undertaken by the Polish People’s Republic authorities during the preparations and celebrations of the millennium anniversary against two important hierarchs of the Catholic Church in Poland: Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński and Archbishop Karol Wojtyła. The author describes the role of two bishops during the ‘Great Novena’ and the year of the main millennium celebrations and compares them in the light of party and state documentations.

  • Issue Year: 53/2021
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 177-196
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish
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