Published : 2020-09-08

The Cult of Saint Jacek Odrowąż and its Pedagogical Functions in the Socio-Political Reality of Upper Silesia in the 20th Century in the Light of the Biographies of Three Historical Figures from That Period

Abstract

The figure of Saint Jacek Odrowąż, a Dominican born, according to tradition, in Kamień Śląski, has played a very special role in the social and political reality of Upper Silesia, a region that has been affected by Polish and German culture for centuries. In the past, people who considered themselves spiritual heirs or followers of this figure stood on opposite sides of the barricade when the question of the political future of their small homeland and its relations with Poland and Germany was  settled. Later, Saint Jacek Odrowąż became one of the patrons of the Polish Church’s efforts aimed at the spiritual integration of Opole Silesia with Poland and its new  state borders, shaped as a result of the Second World War. The various social functions of the cult of Saint Jacek Odrowąż are illustrated in the biographies of three historical figures, whose fates are inscribed in a special way in the history of the struggles for Upper Silesia’s place in contemporary Europe.

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biography, history, Saint Jacek Odrowąż, Upper Silesia, Kamień Śląski



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Bereszyński, Z. (2020). The Cult of Saint Jacek Odrowąż and its Pedagogical Functions in the Socio-Political Reality of Upper Silesia in the 20th Century in the Light of the Biographies of Three Historical Figures from That Period. Biografistyka Pedagogiczna, 5(1), 111–136. https://doi.org/10.36578/BP.2020.05.10

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"Biografistyka Pedagogiczna" received funding for the years 2022-2024 from the funds of the Minister of Education and Science under the programme „Rozwój Czasopism Naukowych”.

Project duration: 2023-2024.

The amount of co-financing is 65 992,00 PLN

Contract number: RCN/SP/0434/2021/1