A Salesian father, tutor, artist – life and activity. Coadiutor Jan Kajzer (1892-1976) Cover Image

Salezjanin, wychowawca, artysta – życie i działalność koadiutora Jana Kajzera (1892-1976)
A Salesian father, tutor, artist – life and activity. Coadiutor Jan Kajzer (1892-1976)

Author(s): Waldemar Witold Żurek
Subject(s): History
Published by: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II - Wydział Teologii
Keywords: Jan Kajzer; the history of the Salesian Congregation; the Salesian Fr. Bosko Institute in Oświęcem; Salesian education

Summary/Abstract: This article presents the figure of Jan Kajzer (1892-1976), a Salesian, tutor and author of many projects about usable art. A long time teacher and director of the technical school in the Salesian Father Bosko Institute in Oświęcim, he defended this school against the communist influence, and fulfilled his duties with devotion. Behind, he was author of many furniture projects, particularly for church use, tissues and paintings, which gained approval in the art milieu. Privately he was know as a deeply religious man, following the sample of St. Bosko. In this article, Jan Kajser is presented as one of the most eminent members of the Salesian Congregation of Poland, like August Hlond, Archbishop Antoni Baraniak, Bishop Adam Śmigielski.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 115
  • Page Range: 543-563
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish
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